Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Lyre Bird feather




This is a Lyre bird tail feather. I found it along the track I was riding. To see it in real life..well, it's just beautiful. About 45cm long and feels like spider web!

19 comments:

  1. What a marvellously graphic image of a filoplume. As you can see, there are no barbs along the rachis and the feather has evidently evolved for display rather than for light or insulation.

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  2. I haven't heard of this species, it must be stunning to have such a lovely feather, so delicate and dainty.

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  3. Will you keep it so I can see it when (if I ever manage to) I come visit? It's gorgeous.

    I have always been in the habit of picking up discarded feathers.I love how the overall structure is a replica of each individual line. I don't know the words like Maalie does!

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  4. Woah! Maalie! It certainly is beautiful. its much more translucent in real life....

    Ellee ggogle them they are really a beautiful bird abut the size of a rooster

    Ju's:- you bet! it sits ina glass cabinet!

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  5. That photo is crying out for a frame! :-)

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  6. Simply stunning! Lyrebirds are the best entertainers in Australia! This is a great link to see them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y
    :)

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  7. Now are you sure it's from a Lyre bird?
    Not a lot of people know this, but if you find a white feather, it means an angel dropped it. That is one fine feather and it could be from an angel's primary.

    Lorenzo.

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  8. Anon:- They certainly are! I was bush walking and someone was throwing rocks at us from a rock ledge, or so I thought. It was really anoying..so I snuck around and found it to be a Lyre bird scratching in debris on a rock shelf!

    Lorenzo! You could be right too!

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  9. That is a great picture, Simon. And I'm no lyre, er, liar.

    Keep smiling

    David

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  10. I like David's comment, you can tell he is a journalist, I bet he can write great headlines.

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  11. Simon, our Maalie was on the telly last night. I was forced, obviously to write a post on it. That makes two postings in two days. I would like to have your comments on Maalie on Telly.
    Lorenzo.

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  12. Lorenzo really!! ok!

    Ellee you are right!

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  13. I thought Pirelli was an up-market tyre that brought out calenders of hot tottie? Do tell me about their methods!

    Glad you liked Maalie on the telly. I wonder whether he managed to video it to show you over your Christmas dinner?

    Love Lorenzo.

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  14. Maybe it's already on youtube - has any one looked?

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  15. not yet.. too busy!!

    there are 5 birthdays in our family.... ALL in the space of a few weeks...

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  16. Oh we have lots of birthdays here too (productions and picnics and parties and *sigh*) ... apologies for lack of email which will arrive ... later! Happy Birthday if yours is within next few weeks Simon!!

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  17. oh no Anon! its not!! mine is 27 feb

    3 children and their grandmother!

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