Youngish Ostrich

Gallery: AvianPosted August 7, 201438 views7 comments

Well that is what it looked like to me

Tightish crop results from "rubbish" on right hand side.
tahen in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 480 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/6800

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 7, 2014 at 4:05 PM

That is truly a homely bird. Good detail.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on August 7, 2014 at 9:06 PM

Those legs are huge. I echo what Phil said. :) Nice head turn and I love the foot lift. Larger image shows great detail. Nice capture.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 7, 2014 at 9:55 PM

Nice pose and detail, Ken. It's tough to get the eye to really pop in that large a bird, and you did a great job of it.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 7, 2014 at 11:44 PM

Another species that hasn't evolved all that far from a dinosaur. Great image and great bird.

PS> I sure wouldn't want to be kicked by that bird...

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 9, 2014 at 1:00 AM

Thanks everybody, a kick from an Ostrich is something I would definitely not wish to experience

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 10, 2014 at 6:22 AM

Sure don't see many of these posted. I like the lifted leg and he head turn.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 13, 2014 at 4:59 PM

Excellent portrait of this youngster Ken, it really shows off those huge legs and feet.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments