Never Moved so fast in my Life! Picture added!

I had the camera all set up stuck between the rails of the fence, just as I clicked this Cassawary decided to charge. click and jumped backwards at a very rapid pace. I got the second click in but he still kept coming.

He obviously didn't like the lens, it's all written in his eyes.

Not real good photos, but i thought I would give you a laugh. This guy is about 4 ft tall and the dark bit on his head is a very hard horn type of thing that would have smashed the camera easily.

He really looks peeved!! What did you do???

Interesting looking guy...what is he? Looks like a cross between a peacock and a oustrich?

It is a large Australian native Bird, I have a pic somewhere that would show what he looks like. They live in the tropical rain forests in Northern Aust.

I didn't do anything Terri, just poked the lens between the rails. lol

Lots of kids there tho, you never know what had gone on before i got there.

Would have been a fantastic head shot if he hadn't charged.

Jeez Jan, you are lucky to have escaped that encounter with your camera and lens in tack. He really does look pissed at you.

Sure was Tracy, and very glad the green iron fence was there.

LOL LOL

Thanks for looking!

It looks a bit like a Turkey.

Can you eat it? (gets Paxo out ready in case of an affirmative.)

Well I wouldn't like to eat it Stewart but of course the aborigines may well have done so. They eat turtles and I couldn't come at that either. lol

Jan wrote:

Well I wouldn't like to eat it Stewart but of course the aborigines may well have done so. They eat turtles and I couldn't come at that either. lol

I've heard of Fast Food but Turtle must be classified as Slow Food?

What a vibrant neck color! Wow, Jan, don't we all need the excercise?!

Thanks for looking and commenting everyone. I just realised i didn't tell you what it is.

It is a Cassawary.

OMG !!!! That bird was in your yard ??? I think God sure had a funny sense of humor when he gave Austraila animals !!!
Beautiful colors on that guy, but he does look quite angry with you !!!

Kathy this was taken at the Adelaide Zoo. lol They live in the rainforests in the Northern Territroy and North Queensland.

Not dry old Adelaide. Although we have had more rain in the last two weeks than we had all last winter. ( 3.5 inches)

Okay! I searched and found the photo from the last visit nearly 2 years ago.
Also not a great pic. But gives a better idea of what the bird is like.
He has legs about the same as the height o fhis body, with huge feet. He like the emu and the Ostrich is flightless. lol Maybe jsut as well.



Cheers Jan

Jan...it's a good thing it can't fly...as mad as it was at you, it may have chased you all the way to the States!!! LOL

I was just lucky I got back out of it's way Terri, that great horn thing would have finished the lens off for sure.

Maybe that would have been nice lol I would love to come back and see more of the USA. I only had 3 days in San FC 3 in New York, it just whetted my appetite. We where on a tour with work, Bruce is the State Manager and I used to work with him.

Interesting shots Jan, he makes me scared to even look at the monitor.