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Lyrebird secret display!

Lyrebird secret display!

Lyrebirds can be a bit difficult to capture. This one dancing on a display mound surrounded by bracken ferns. Unfortunately, there is no sound. Lyrebirds are th...
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Lyrebirds can be a bit difficult to capture. This one dancing on a display mound surrounded by bracken ferns. Unfortunately, there is no sound. Lyrebirds are the greatest mimics and their songs are the symphony of the forest. Crawled on my belly and poked the lens as best I could through the undergrowth.
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Canon EOS 40D

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 400/1

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Nov, 2016

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88

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Awards

Peer Award

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Thank you! They can make it difficult to get a shot. However I liked it because it is different.

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#Lyrebird #bird #display #eye #tail

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