Lyrebird

That's why I call myself 'Lyrebird' here-and I have yet another name out on the street.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995

Lighter side: Lyrebird copies construction noises (YouTube)

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Lighter side: Lyrebird copies construction noises YouTube

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The Australian Lyrebird not only observes humans, but from its forest perch, imitates them, as well.

The Nature of Jade Deb Caletti 2007

Other David Attenborough classics from YouTube: hermaphroditic Leopard slugs mating while suspended by a twisted rope of their own comingled slug mucus, superb male Lyrebird audio mimicry camera shutters, car alarms, chainsaws in order to attract a female to admire his plumage, Capercaille mating display, brachiating Gibbons in the forests of Borneo, scary bat-hunting centipede, red Christmas Island crabs spawning by the millions.

The world curated by David Attenborough | Letter Never Sent 2006

I was enjoying the anonymity that kept them from manipulating me, and enjoying my notoriety as Lyrebird too much.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995

T'fyrr examined it while she took a change of outfit into the bathroom and turned from Tanager to Lyrebird.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995

And since most of my customers and the members of my audience are going to be nonhuman, Lyrebird is going to be perfectly safe from any untoward conduct, even in her Elven silks.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995

She really didn't want anyone to know that "Tanager" -her street-name-and "Lyrebird" were one and the same.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995

Actually, today Lyrebird was ravenous and wanted to be able to eat without worrying about delicate dagging and fragile lace.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995