Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Photographed the paIr of Emus at the Egli's Sheep Farm in Minnitaki in the Township of Machin in the Kenora District in Northern Ontario Canada
150–190 cm; 30–55 kg. Large, flightless bird, appearing wingless, rudimentary wingsvideo drooping below breast level; short billphoto more or less conical in shape. Male has face to throat and upper foreneck almost bare, skin bluish; crown to nape and across middle neck sparsely covered with blackish feathering; plumage of lower neck and upperparts shaggy, with obvious dorsal parting (from lower hindneck to back), variously pale grey-brown or warm brown to greyish-buff with black spots, or mostly blackish, long uppertail-coverts forming drooping “duster”; underside of body somewhat paler, more buffish, lower foreneck whitish; iris creamy to orange or brown; bill blackish; legs thick and sturdy, dark grey, three toes with strong claws. Female is similar to male, but heavier, and often appears darker than male, with brighter blue facial skin. Juvenile plumage is assumed at 3–5 months (bird about half height of adult), very dark, almost blackish, especially on head and neck, with body finely barred, dark feathering of face gradually thinning to expose light bluish skin, this process continuing into second year; immaturephoto (at 9–15 months) like adult, but distinguishable by darker facial area and by unmoulted barred feathers among new, adult-type black-tipped ones. These birds are native to Australia.
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Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Photographed the paIr of Emus at the Egli's Sheep Farm in Minnitaki in the Township of Machin in the Kenora District in Northern Ontario Canada
150–190 cm; 30–55 kg. Large, flightless bird, appearing wingless, rudimentary wingsvideo drooping below breast level; short billphoto more or less conical in shape. Male has face to throat and upper foreneck almost bare, skin bluish; crown to nape and across middle neck sparsely covered with blackish feathering; plumage of lower neck and upperparts shaggy, with obvious dorsal parting (from lower hindneck to back), variously pale grey-brown or warm brown to greyish-buff with black spots, or mostly blackish, long uppertail-coverts forming drooping “duster”; underside of body somewhat paler, more buffish, lower foreneck whitish; iris creamy to orange or brown; bill blackish; legs thick and sturdy, dark grey, three toes with strong claws. Female is similar to male, but heavier, and often appears darker than male, with brighter blue facial skin. Juvenile plumage is assumed at 3–5 months (bird about half height of adult), very dark, almost blackish, especially on head and neck, with body finely barred, dark feathering of face gradually thinning to expose light bluish skin, this process continuing into second year; immaturephoto (at 9–15 months) like adult, but distinguishable by darker facial area and by unmoulted barred feathers among new, adult-type black-tipped ones. These birds are native to Australia.
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