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ostrich

  1. Masai Ostrich

    Masai Ostrich

    I saw this wonderful male in breeding plumage, look at that bright pink neck!
  2. ostrich

    ostrich

  3. Ostrich

    Ostrich

    Female
  4. Ostrich

    Ostrich

    Male
  5. Ostrich

    Ostrich

    Female
  6. Ostrich

    Ostrich

    I loved the double pose with the Elephant here !
  7. 3 - Solitary animals

    3 - Solitary animals

    This storyboard won't appear in the right order. Furthermore, it's split up across categories. But it's numbered in case you want to read the text in order. ... or even ran off themselves to get enough space to calm down. Btw, Gavin also told us about the sex dimorphism in ostriches: Females...
  8. 2 - Herd-stressed animals

    2 - Herd-stressed animals

    This storyboard won't appear in the right order. Furthermore, it's split up across categories. But it's numbered in case you want to read the text in order. The ostriches, on the other hand, were not happy to be herd animals. And yet, they too often grazed together with zebra and/or wildebeast...
  9. the courtship dance

    the courtship dance

  10. ... the suitor

    ... the suitor

    Apparently the red colour is a sign that the breeding season has arrived.
  11. The ladies....

    The ladies....

    One day we were lucky enough to find some ostriches that were displaying to each other...
  12. Ostrich

    Ostrich

    Ostrich with some Wildebeest in the background
  13. Ostriches

    Ostriches

  14. Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

    Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

    Ostrich (Struthio camelus) at Little Kulala Camp, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
  15. Ostrich Male S AFR SER

    Ostrich Male S AFR SER

  16. Female Ostrich, Struthio camelus

    Female Ostrich, Struthio camelus

    Ostrich, Struthio camelus, female, flightless bird. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at maximum speeds of about 70 kilometres per hour, 43 mph, the top land speed of any bird. The Ostrich is the...
  17. Male Ostrich, Struthio camelus

    Male Ostrich, Struthio camelus

    Ostrich, Struthio camelus, male, flightless bird. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at maximum speeds of about 70 kilometres per hour, 43 mph, the top land speed of any bird. The Ostrich is the...
  18. Common Ostrich

    Common Ostrich

    This magnificent male was performing a ritual to distract us from its brood of hatchlings.
  19. Seaside Ostrich

    Seaside Ostrich

    This lady was enjoying a day out at the seaside.
  20. Big Bird

    Big Bird

    Ostrich strolling around the shoreline at Cape of Good Hope, S. Africa.
  21. Ostrich

    Ostrich

    An Ostrich male in dry puddle at Kgalagadi National Park, South Africa.
  22. Common Ostritch -"Another common photograper"

    Common Ostritch -"Another common photograper"

    These were definitely looking down there beaks at my photography attempts. I met them in the fynbos in the Cape area.
  23. wanna fight?

    wanna fight?

  24. Ostrich

    Ostrich

    I wish I knew what he was thinking ...
  25. Ostrich Portrait

    Ostrich Portrait

    These birds have such beautiful eyes!
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