What does a lyrebird nest look like?
The nest is a large structure made of sticks up to 25mm diameter. It is about 70cm high and 60cm wide. The nest is lined with moss, sometimes mixed with dry bracken and small fibrous roots. When the nest chamber is complete, and after mating, a layer of feathers taken from her own plumage is deposited in the nest, and later, extra feathers are added to form a thick mattress . Most nests are built on the ground, on the banks of tracks and creeks, on the top of tree ferns, among ground ferns or in wiregrass. However, some nests have been sighted as high as 20 metres above the ground in trees • Is the nest used a second time? The group has no such record. However, the stick platform used as a base may not become a completed nest in the first year – the bird may return and complete it up to three years later. • How many eggs are laid? The female lyrebird lays only one egg. However, if mating has not taken place, the prepared nest remains empty. • What does the egg look like? It is the size
