https://3speak.tv/watch?v=chocolatescorpi/yrvutgtm
A rare sighting of an amazing bird native to only Australia, the lovely lyrical Lyrebird.

In my 50 years, I have never seen one in the wild and after the 2019/2020 bushfires, there are not that many left in the wild either, so imagine my suprise and absolute awe as I passed one when bush walking the other day through the beautiful Bittangabee Bay on the Far South Cost of NSW and was able to sit and film it as it sung a series of 'lies'.

As they are notable songsters and impersonators. They can mimic practically any sound they hear from their environment, including human sounds like mill whistles, chainsaws, fire alarms, car alarms, car engines, explosions, camera shutters, rifle-shots, crying babies, human voice and even music and women's screams..... https://www.australiananimallearningzone.com/lyrebird.htm

I can hear Kookaburra's, Magpies, Cockatoos, Parrots, Sparrow calls, but I know that there are a few others there that I don't recognise so I would love to hear your thoughts.

They can also mimic the call of other birds and barking of dogs. They also have their distinctive own calls that are meant for other activities and I had the extraordinary luck of stumbling across one when I had my camera on me, so I hope that you enjoy this rare recording and I would love to know just how many different sounds and bird calls that you can hear coming from this one tiny little beak!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=chocolatescorpi/hsfwdylx
Hi all, here's a snippet of a hilarious and brilliant dance party at the Ariba Mexican Festival in Melbourne a few nights ago where I finally got to do something that I've been waiting to do for a very long time for- and that is to dance my arse of barefeet in the grass on a warm summer night to some awesome music and the Ariba festival DJ so kindly enabled me to do that!

I apologize for the camera bouncing around as it couldn't help itself either!

After all, who can stand still to this fantastic and fun mix!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=chocolatescorpi/yixrwzzr
So I had the honour of hosting the 59th edition of the #live #hivechat on #twitter tonight where #hiveans from all around the world gather to share and discuss their thoughts about all things Hive.

This was an initiatve that was created by @jeanlucsr and has a huge amount of support from so many members of the international Hive community, especially @traciyork.

If you would like to know more about #hivechat, then please checkout this link here https://peakd.com/@hivechat/posts and you will be able to checkout the previous weeks and the talented hosts that I now have the honour of being on the list with.

Drumroll please...

Icebreaker- what’s your favourite animal and why?

Do you find that maybe there too many choices in hive for the same type of dapp?

Do you think that there are too many same or similar initiatives created by too many people, instead of those people with a common goal creating a bigger and better impact by joining forces

Do you think that there’s too much of a reliance on using Discord for so many off-chain activities

What crypto currency trading platform does everyone use to sell their hive and why?

What platform does everyone use to turn that crypto into fiat money to spend in real life?

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=chocolatescorpi/godzmvin
So on a month long adventure through a relatively small area of Thailand, I came across this gorgeous place called Koh Yao Noi https://onestep4ward.com/koh-yao-noi-thailand/ and knowing that any travel is impossible at the moment, especially international travel, I though you might like to join me on a virtual boating and cycling adventure to the gogeous and (mostly) unspoiled island of Koh Yao Noi by catching a longboat across this outstanding area of the Strait of Malacca and cycling around the great island.

So back in 2014, after spending 2 weeks volunteering at the Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand up in the mountains of the Petchaburi Province, https://www.wfft.org/ we eventually made our way across to the Island via Krabi to catch a longboat from Ao Nang.

The was my first time not only being on a Thai Longboat, but also on the sea in this part of Thailand.

I hope that you enjoy this little video that I just made and the music to go with it. (thanks Garageband...it's been a long, LONG time...)

Please take a look at the photos that I took whilst cycling along.

Thanks and I hope that you enjoy this as much as I did.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=chocolatescorpi/rvsphavg
A chattering, clattering, cluttering and very loud crackle of White Cockatoos and Pink Galahs chilling out on the sports field instead of playing sports

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=chocolatescorpi/blneyecw
Footage from my nephew as he drove to Bega, Far South Coast of NSW as the worst bushfires in recorded history, raged around Australian burning everything in it's path.

Footage of the bushfire courtesy of my nephew Jaxson and still photos of the bush regeneration taken by myself from inside the bus on the way up here.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=chocolatescorpi/evjovnbq
Chads walking aorund the kitchen trying to convince me that he needs more snacks- says he distantly related to Garfield