These emus were seen in their natural habitat, on the side of the road, when travelling near the Flinders Ranges in Sth. Australia.
Linking to:
World Bird Wednesday at The Pine River Review
02 November 2011
Emu
According to the fact sheet on this NSW Government website the word emu comes from the Portuguese word 'ema', meaning large bird. This bird stands up to 2 metres tall.
These emus were seen in their natural habitat, on the side of the road, when travelling near the Flinders Ranges in Sth. Australia.
These emus were seen in their natural habitat, on the side of the road, when travelling near the Flinders Ranges in Sth. Australia.
they look like walking thatch huts. :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos of the emus. I think they always look terrific walking through the bush towards you.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures.
ReplyDeletePretty amazing looking birds Carole. Hard for me to imagine seeing them along the road. Are there ostrichs also? Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteAstonishing pictures Carole. Emu's in the wild! What a lovely planet we share!
ReplyDelete;-)WBW!
Great shots of them, pity there were no stripy chicks about.
ReplyDeleteHow cool, the Emu are neat looking birds. I would love to see them in the wild. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteIt's always weird for me to imagine seeing Australian animals in the wild, I hope I can one day.
ReplyDeleteThey are probably well camouflaged with their feathers in the brown grass.
Their feathers look soooo fluffy and soft...wonder if they are???
ReplyDeletePaper Hugs,
Jan
i love emus - they are such interesting birds
ReplyDeleteWhat awesome birds!
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit your country and these (and others) birds in the wild. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow cool to see them in the wild -- neat shots!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pics of the emu's, Carole!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of a very interesting bird Carole. It's great to see these huge birds along side the road. In rural Northern California we have several roaming around due to the interest of Emu and Ostrich farming here. I love the Emu's eyes and eye lashes and the drumming noises they make.
ReplyDeleteLove that first comment!
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