Hi Peter,
Lucky you! I can't comment on your question regarding the Alberts
specifically, but I am currently doing some work on Superb Lyrebirds
in the Blue Mountains, where we also have populations of tame birds
in places they have a lot of contact with people, e.g. at Scenic
World. I can say with confidence that these birds are not fed but
they are habituated to tourists to the extent that they can be
observed as closely as 2-4 metres without taking any notice of the
observer. (It makes them truly amazing study subjects!)
Cheers,
Carol
At 4:23 PM +1000 6/9/10, Peter Shute wrote:
I was very pleased to see these birds so easily and so well, when it
appears that a quick glimpse if anything is all one can normally
expect. It's hard to say how many we saw, but it could have been up
to five, depending on how much doubling back they did.
Is it possible that a local has been feeding them? The Superb
Lyrebirds at Grants Picnic Area in Kallista, Vic, are fed, and will
walk among people's legs at times. But Albert's are reputed to be
much shier. Would they respond the same way?
Peter Shute
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