The Message of the Lyrebird

synopsis

In 1998, wildlife cinematographer Nick Hayward filmed the famous lyrebird sequence for The Life of Birds, in which Australia's most creative songbird perfectly mimics the sound of a chainsaw chopping down a tree.
The bird was filmed in captivity and ever since then, Nick and the world of birding enthusiasts have wondered, do lyrebirds imitate sounds of human origin in the wild? This question begins a journey deep into the native forests of Australia, where a cast of characters who love lyrebirds help us to understand not only the lyrebird's sophisticated artwork, but what its message may be for humanity.