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Balearica regulorum

BirdiesIn this penultimate Journal about my Tanzanian Safari, I am returning to the avian world with some more images of birds - the big, the small, and the fancy.
You cannot go very far in the wild in Southern and Eastern Africa without coming across the largest of living birds - the ostrich (Struthio camelus). These guys are big at about 100 kg and standing 2 - 3 metres tall. Perhaps not surprisingly, ostriches are flightless birds, but they can run at an extraordinary speed of up to 40 mph (70 kph). The males in particular can be very aggressive if challenged or threatened, and can kill with powerful kicks, the claws on their feet being long and sharp. Beware any male ostrich whose legs are red, as this signifies he is on the look out for a bit of houghmagandie with a female (ostrich that is) and is in no mood to pass the time of day with anything else. So, next time you see a passing ostrich, check the legs! Male ostriches are a bit larger than the females with black body feathers, and th

Description
Balearica regulorum

BirdiesIn this penultimate Journal about my Tanzanian Safari, I am returning to the avian world with some more images of birds - the big, the small, and the fancy.
You cannot go very far in the wild in Southern and Eastern Africa without coming across the largest of living birds - the ostrich (Struthio camelus). These guys are big at about 100 kg and standing 2 - 3 metres tall. Perhaps not surprisingly, ostriches are flightless birds, but they can run at an extraordinary speed of up to 40 mph (70 kph). The males in particular can be very aggressive if challenged or threatened, and can kill with powerful kicks, the claws on their feet being long and sharp. Beware any male ostrich whose legs are red, as this signifies he is on the look out for a bit of houghmagandie with a female (ostrich that is) and is in no mood to pass the time of day with anything else. So, next time you see a passing ostrich, check the legs! Male ostriches are a bit larger than the females with black body feathers, and th