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Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Description:

The ostrich can run at maximum speeds of about 70 km/h (43 mph) for up to 30 minutes, the fastest land speed of any bird. This female was spotted with a male, who suddenly took off – perhaps because another male appeared on the horizon. When she noticed he was leaving, she rushed after him; apparently not interested in the newcomer.

Habitat:

Seen at Nairobi National Park

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31 Comments (1–25)

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Amazing! The fourth pic is funny!

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Excellent photos. What a drumstick! Congrats.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Jappa. It does indeed look like dancing but she was just starting to run after the male!

Jappa
Jappa 11 years ago

looks like he is dancing very nice

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Matthijs, ceci, Patty, discovery3 and Karen!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Awesome series Maria!

discovery3
discovery3 11 years ago

Nice shots!

patty
patty 11 years ago

Again: "Great series and beautiful ostrich; congratulations! =)"; my daughter had left her PN on and I used hers by mistake...she probably congratulates you too! =)

Matthijs
Matthijs 11 years ago

Congratulations Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thank you, Yasser, for featuring this beautiful bird as the SOTD! It was such a pleasure watching her and her mate (and the "intruder") and the driver of the car was so nice to leave the road to get me a bit closer to her. And thanks to everyone else for your nice comments! What a lovely start to my day!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Spectacular series Maria! Congrats on SOTD!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

congrats for this lovely SOTD!

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Congratulations, lovely series :)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

this is a very cute looking ostrich!

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Nice dancing...and great picture.

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Congratulations!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Beautiful series!

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

Fantastic

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Super nice shots congratulations Maria:):)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

WOW,,
Congratulations Maria!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Wonderful series! That first shot is fantastic!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Congratulations Maria!

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Excellent! Well deserved.

Yasser
Yasser 11 years ago

Congratulations Maria! This excellent series has earned you Spotting of the Day!

"The Ostrich is a large flightless bird native to Africa."

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Arun
Arun 11 years ago

what a spotting ... hope u enjoyed a lot at that moment !!

Maria dB
Spotted by
Maria dB

Nairobi, Central, Kenya

Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jun 13, 2012

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