Emus

These 2 Emus were shot at an adventure park and sanctuary recently. The 2nd one is of a young Emu that had been put into a seperate pen to protect it from the adults. The reflection in it's eye is of my son reaching over a barrier to pat it.

Nice shots, Dale. That first one is some 'hairdo'!

id be scared to pet that thing, he looks like he take a finger off hehe. that first shot is kewl, just look at his hair haha . He sure needs some gel on it .

Nice shots Dale.

That's what I thought too, but we have several in our small town zoo, and the beak is kind of soft and they don't bite. At least not yet.

The adults in the main enclosure were very territorial and quite aggressive, which is why this little guy (well, young. When I say little he was still 5.5 feet tall) had been seperated. And he had a great nature. Loved being touched and would fall asleep while my boys hands were stroking his neck.

Nice closeups & also your self portrait in the the eye of the second head shot ~ gives it a certain 'wow' character

Actually that's my son in the 2nd shot, reaching over the railing to pat the Emu. On a 100% crop you can make me out in the distance behind him though.