Wildfires have been devastating southeastern Australia, and along with these fires comes an increase in anthropogenic noise as firetrucks race to the scene. Gregory Andrews spotted this Australian Magpie in Newcastle, New South Whales mimicking the sound of a fire truck.
When the birds start singing fire engine sounds… 😧
Credit: Gregory Andrews, Newcastle. pic.twitter.com/g11BMry1HC— Isobel Roe (@isobelroe) January 1, 2020
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I am an NSF Postdoctoral Researcher at Washington University in St Louis and UC Berkeley where I am working on the ecology and evolution of urban Eastern Gray Squirrels. You can find out more about me on my personal site www.elizabethcarlen.com
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