I was at a particularly lush and forested part of Fig Tree Pocket ( a suburb of Brisbane) today and was assured by someone that they had just seen a Lyrebird foraging in the dense growth near the road! My response was to say they arent found in Brisbane but was assured that the bird was brown, had a long brushy like erect tail and was definetely not a brush-turkey which the person was very familiar with – for a short moment I thought -” could this be possible!……. What else could it be I thought! …… thinking, thinking ………and then it appeared ………. A Peafowl – apparently around the area from the nearby Koala Park!
Certainly no Albert’s Lyrebird…….but I had a quiet chuckle about it!
regards
David Taylor Brisbane
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Hi David,
That’s just around the corner from me. Those peacocks have been there for over 25 years! I suspect they are looked after or at least fed, but they basically run wild through Lone Pine and occasionally outside the gates.
Regards, Chris
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