STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae

Struthio camelus  

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
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© Vik Dunis 2011
Caldwell, NSW (Jun, 2011)

One behaviour of the Ostrich we noticed was that it sometimes dropped to the ground if it detected a possible threat in the vicinity.

This was soon followed by flight (proving that to say Ostriches cannot fly requires qualification) when the threat appeared more urgent.

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ostrich