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The Lyre Bird - seen to be believed
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:44 pm
by jtaylor
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... =lyre+bird
(if link doesn't work, goto video.google.com and search for Lyre Bird.
The first third is setting the seen, but later on it's simply incredible!
J
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:57 pm
by Mrs C.
That is really amazing! i knew it was a mimic , but didn`t realise it was so perfect!
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:06 pm
by Richard Ruck
Reminds me of the Oomagoolies bird - it has extremely short legs, apparently......
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:08 am
by AKAP
Richard Ruck wrote:Reminds me of the Oomagoolies bird - it has extremely short legs, apparently......
A close relative of the Winky-W.... bird that winks a lot.
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:53 am
by Richard Ruck
Thanks, I'd forgotten that one!
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:37 pm
by J.R.
................And I can't get blamed for lowering the tone of
THIS thread !!
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:39 pm
by J.R.
Whilst we're at it, aren't the two afore-mentioned birds native to that part of Africa that is home to the F'kawi tribe ??
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:48 pm
by Richard Ruck
Do you mean the pygmies who have chosen to live in the tall grasslands?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:06 pm
by J.R.
Richard Ruck wrote:Do you mean the pygmies who have chosen to live in the tall grasslands?
They're the fella's.
Jump up and down a lot !
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:36 pm
by Richard Ruck
They get lost a lot, do they?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:27 pm
by jtaylor
They tend to ask for directions alot, but are never sure where they are....
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:56 am
by J.R.
This all brings back memories of that song and story.
What was it ?
There was also reference to an elephant that poo's but once a year !
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:01 am
by Richard Ruck
The song was "The Wild West Show", wasn't it?
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:09 am
by J.R.
Richard Ruck wrote:The song was "The Wild West Show", wasn't it?
That's the one.
Many memories returning !
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:27 am
by AKAP
"never mind the weather
as long as we're together
we're off to see the wild west show"
perhaps this should be on the limerick thread.