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Home » ANIMALS-DOMESTIC « Previous image  · Slide Show · Next image » « Previous image · Next image » Rhea Scary bird 1 Click on image to view larger image « Previous image  · Slide Show · Next image » Photo Details Helkoryo Site Admin Registered: November 2008 Posts: 5,497 OK peeps this is without a doubt the most scary set of images I have ever taken. Whist vising the farn two weeks ago we came upon these bird that look like a small Ostrich. They are called Rhea and I detail a little information about them below. So why was it scarey.. well I was stood at the fence trying to get as close as I could as I only had my small lens.. and I was not sure how close I was getting to the bird... do you see the lenght of the neck on it!!! I was pannicking that at any moment it would stick that long neck through the fence and peck my camera! This is one of three images taken. The rheas are species of flightless ratite birds in the genus Rhea, native to South America. There are two existing species: the Greater or American Rhea and the Lesser or Darwin's Rhea. The genus name was given i · Date: Fri March 20, 2009 · Views: 396 · Tags: 1 · Additional Info Keywords: Rhea ostrich Camera Make / Model: Canon EOS 400D Event e.g. Grand Prix, Birthday, Sunrise: Farmyard shot State / County / Area Image taken: Daventry Country Image Taken United Kingdom Processing Software Applications Used « more · more »

Author Thread   zanegol Registered: January 2009 Posts: 516 Sat March 21, 2009 12:18am Great one, Helen!! Stunningly shap and detailed shot...don't think it was that easy to capture all that detail as i don't reckon he stool still while you shot him (photographically) Love the flash burst showing on the eyes...Superb!! Regards Steve dmboyce Registered: March 2009 Posts: 399 Sat March 21, 2009 2:42am Oh my god, this one is even better for a caption contest. What an expression. Sat March 21, 2009 4:05am Nice shot woth good detail. That sure is a long neck! jentt Registered: November 2008 Posts: 112 Sat March 21, 2009 6:38pm Hello Helen Not a self-portrait, i hope ;-) very strange and funny bird! kind regards Antoine

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