BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
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It is telling that the Australian master of mimicry and ventriloquism, the lyrebird reverberates the sounds of #extraction: Chainsaws and the three blasts of a timber-mill whistle.
“#Lyrebird #habitat #conservation has been a particular concern because of the birds’ proximity to large and sprawling cities.”
As the bird assemblage in their neighbourhood vanish, they now resort to mimic car alarms as well.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/04/searching-for-spotty-the-lure-of-the-legend-of-sherbrooke-forest
#Birds #MenuraNovaehollandiae #Soundscape #Ecology #AcousticEcology #Deforestation #Logging #Sprawl #Noise #Pollution
#extraction #lyrebird #habitat #conservation #birds #menuranovaehollandiae #soundscape #ecology #acousticecology #deforestation #logging #sprawl #noise #pollution