Tag: ostrich
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Glass Eyes
Just look at this ostriches eyes! They are the largest eyes of any animal on land. Ostriches really are quite exceptional birds.
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The World’s Best Feather Duster
I am kicking off a week long bird theme today, with this shot of ostrich feathers. These feathers belong to a female red-necked ostrich, and believe it or not they are incredibly good at attracting dust – which is why it’s still common to sea ostrich-feather dusters for sale these days. That ostrich feathers aren’t…
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Ostrich Face
This is one of my favourite, freaky looked feathered friends… the Ostrich! What did this image teach me? This is a red-necked (or Northern African) Ostrich, which is the largest of the Ostrich sub-species and that makes it the largest living bird on the planet.
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Red Neck
This is a red-necked Ostrich, a very large bird indeed. So big in fact that I couldn’t get more than the head and the start of the neck in the shot! Look at all that fuzz! What did this image teach me? Ostrich eggs weigh about the same as two-dozen chicken eggs!