Viewed the video and he was a real character of imitating. Those were some impressive tail feathers he showed for part of the video. The zoo and visitors will miss the little chatty guy.

That is sad. I'm going to download some of the ring tones.
He sure was a great mimic. The sounds of the kookaburra, the electric saw and then a manual saw, just amazing.

It truly is sad that such a magnificent bird has to pass away May he sing his songs in heaven Thank you for the site so I could enjoy his song.

So sorry such a great bird passed away. The vido was so much fun to listen to. Hugs, Judy

That's sad. Cheetah from the old Tarzan movies passed away yesterday at the age of 80!

Well didn't I have to go look up the Lyrebird in Wikipedia... what an interesting species of birds! I watched the Youtube video and it was amazing... I even heard parts of human conversation in its repertoire. Loved the plumage display, too. Thanks for sharing, Chris!

That was awesome - thanks!

Ahhh. That is so sad. As I was playing the video, my African Grey, Mac, was intrigued and tried to make the sounds! I'm sharing it on Facebook. Find me there Jan Wharton.

I saw yesterday at one of the Australian zoos a crock pulled a lawnmower into its pond and it took two keepers to get it out! How many zoos are there in Australia, and which one was associated with Steve Irwin? I was a huge fan, and still miss him terribly. The world, and the animals, lost a wonderful man that day. What is the status of his family now? We don't hear much here.....

Very interesting bird, sorry for the lost!