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Birders

canetoad

(20,650 posts) Sun Feb 6, 2022, 07:08 PM Feb 2022

Emus [View all]

Did a bush walk instead of the beach this morning. There are at least one pair of emus who live on the outskirts of town, maybe more; chicks have been spotted in the past.

Anyhow, two ageing poodles and my Jack Russell had a chase but quickly came back when the emus drew 2 kms ahead!

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Emus [View all] canetoad Feb 2022 OP

Puppers are brave! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1

Emus ARE huge! ShazzieB Feb 2022 #4

Good grief! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #5

Shazzie is correct canetoad Feb 2022 #9

Do you run across roos in the wild? SheltieLover Feb 2022 #14

OMG Sheltie canetoad Feb 2022 #16

Holy hell! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #17

Awwww.... canetoad Feb 2022 #18

I love the wild critters, too, but I just don't want the lizzards SheltieLover Feb 2022 #19

It's cute! StarryNite Feb 2022 #2

I was almost killed by an emu once. Sounds like a WC Fields line Walleye Feb 2022 #3

Yikes! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #6

No it was on a farm. I was photographing the bird and another one got aggressive Walleye Feb 2022 #7

Geese are not a species to take lightly! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #8

Back in the 80s canetoad Feb 2022 #10

That was wise and the better part of valor Walleye Feb 2022 #11

It makes me wonder, Walleye canetoad Feb 2022 #12

You know, I never thought of that but thinking back you may be right Walleye Feb 2022 #13

That had to be terrifying! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #15

Can't remember being terrified canetoad Feb 2022 #20

Glad you escaped SheltieLover Feb 2022 #21