TomKal foto

We were driving through the bush at a temperature above 30°C, a few hundred kilometers from Tonsville, suddenly two large figures appeared on the right side of the car. Theese were two huge birds - emus. We stopped the car, and emu, like bustards, initially watched calmly, then began to move away slowly. I was never afraid of birds, but this time following them I doubted for a moment. When I approached the emus suddenly one of them stopped and I wondered if  our places would be exchanged. Maybe their young were somewhere around and caring father would not like me. Emu was about 2 meters high. These birds can weigh more than 50 kg and their kick can be fatal for smaller aggressors. This is the only weapon in their defense, except, of course, a quick escape. But this strange moment passed and the birds leisurely began to wander off, and I followed them of course. Unfortunately, all this lasted too short and I could not get my tripod out of the car, so all the presented images are hand-held shots. I do not feel completely satisfied  due to the short time I had spent with them, and of course because of the quantity and quality of the images, but as it is the biggest bird in Australia and the second in the world – it goes to the news - welcome.