3705ex Scouting the Ngorongoro Crater
This is a Masai Ostrich --male. He is on a small hill near the edge of the massive Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. The pinkish tinge on his neck and legs appear during the mating season to attract females.
Even when they appear to be taking a casual stroll, ostriches cover a lot of ground with their long legs and long stride.
More photos to come! Here is my African safari album link
www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72157669809103977
from Wikipedia--The main feature of the Ngorongoro Conservation Authority is the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera.[11] The crater, which formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself two to three million years ago, is 610 metres (2,000 feet) deep and its floor covers 260 square kilometres (100 square miles).[8][12] Estimates of the height of the original volcano range from 4,500 to 5,800 metres (14,800 to 19,000 feet) high.[12][13][14] The elevation of the crater floor is 1,800 metres (5,900 feet) above sea level.[1] The Crater was voted by Seven Natural Wonders [15] as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa in Arusha, Tanzania in February 2013.[16] This is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
3705ex Scouting the Ngorongoro Crater
This is a Masai Ostrich --male. He is on a small hill near the edge of the massive Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. The pinkish tinge on his neck and legs appear during the mating season to attract females.
Even when they appear to be taking a casual stroll, ostriches cover a lot of ground with their long legs and long stride.
More photos to come! Here is my African safari album link
www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72157669809103977
from Wikipedia--The main feature of the Ngorongoro Conservation Authority is the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera.[11] The crater, which formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself two to three million years ago, is 610 metres (2,000 feet) deep and its floor covers 260 square kilometres (100 square miles).[8][12] Estimates of the height of the original volcano range from 4,500 to 5,800 metres (14,800 to 19,000 feet) high.[12][13][14] The elevation of the crater floor is 1,800 metres (5,900 feet) above sea level.[1] The Crater was voted by Seven Natural Wonders [15] as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa in Arusha, Tanzania in February 2013.[16] This is a UNESCO World Heritage site.