the lyre bird calls

David Attenborough presents the lyre bird, which is a master at mimicking the calls of other birds as well as the sounds of its environment, including chainsaws and camera shutters. From the BBC.


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funny altered version:





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seagull steals video camera

Am thinking it would be cool to attach the cam to the bird so that we can following him live as he flutters around!

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kitty and dolphins play together

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Laurel and Hardy dance to Santana

Enjoy the magic of edited film.

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Radio Flyer car

I want one! I already have a really tiny version that I use on my desk to hold business cards.

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you'll never guess what this is advertising

. . . but you'll enjoy the process of finding out.

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"Stand by Me" sung around the world

This is from the award-winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music"

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hand dancing

Watch these amazing Irish performers dance their hands to music by an Australian band sampling a 1956 Neapolitan dialect song.

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adopt a cat

I LOVE this! And you don't have to go all the way to Winnipeg to adopt a kitty. We adopted ours at the San Francisco Humane Society. You can see her picture at the top of this blog.

But that Midnight Madness part sounds like a lot of fun. Do you think they really open at midnight for this "sale"?

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not the usual music video

. . . and the music is pretty good, too.
OK Go sings "This Too Shall Pass"

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awesome people doing incredible things

Awesome stunts, not to mention incredible filming.

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