Mr. Emu by Stephanie

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02-JUL-2013

Mr. Emu

Some of you Pbasers may recall this story:
In March, 2009, Mr. Emu broke free of his fenced-in field and found his way to our home.
Not knowing how to handle an emu, I was successful in getting him to follow me up the street as if I were the pied piper.
Then the fun began with a dog / emu fight........ Fortunately the emu was able to outrun the golden retriever.
Finally I got the emu into his fenced-in field (after wrapping my arms around his body near the neck & walking him forward).
Gosh I wish that I had my camera on me that day!
All's well that ends well!

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Being Me		13-Aug-2013 03:49
Cute story. Excellent photo!

Timothy Guenther		07-Jul-2013 00:40
Nice portrait of a pretty weird bird.

Range View		05-Jul-2013 02:18
Steph, this is a fantastic capture of Mr Emu, the detail is superb. I would have loved to have a camera around when you were herding him! V Barbara

Yvonne		04-Jul-2013 10:13
This is a great shot Steph! v

Janice Dunn		04-Jul-2013 03:58
Love these birds and they love to pose... Super shot Stephanie

Cindi Smith		04-Jul-2013 01:07
There's one that lives down the street from me. :) Cool!!!!!!!

Jola Dziubinska		03-Jul-2013 23:20
Love your story and the Emu portrait, especially the glittering blue neck! V.

Pierre		03-Jul-2013 10:56
Un portrait formidable de cet émeu et une promenade pleine d'imprévues! V

Mieke WA Minkjan		03-Jul-2013 07:36
great portrait of the ostrich!

Chris		03-Jul-2013 05:21
Is he a pet? I thought they could be aggressive? However, he is handsome and he obviously thinks you are special! :))

Carol Rollins		03-Jul-2013 03:42
Yes, I do remember your story. What a great shot of this guy!!

LynnH		03-Jul-2013 01:27
LOL, that's a funny story. Yes, I remembered it! Great photo, lots of details. V BTW, They can't swim. A friend lost his emus in the hurricane a few years ago.

Guest		03-Jul-2013 00:45
You are now ready for an ostritch! :) V

Frank Brault		02-Jul-2013 23:27
A marvelous portrait and fantastic story! V

Karen Stuebing		02-Jul-2013 21:27
Stunning portrait of this pretty emu who owes his life to your rescue. V.

Helen Betts		02-Jul-2013 20:10
Detail is excellent in this great emu portrait. They are such funny birds, as we learned while living in Australia. V.

Brenda		02-Jul-2013 19:41
You and Mr. Emu have spent some quality moments together. Great portrait!

Janet Donnelly		02-Jul-2013 19:34
Great story ........ love your brilliant capture of this unusual bird!

Walter Otto Koenig		02-Jul-2013 14:41
Wonderful portrait and story. You were lucky, I've heard of Emu's attacking people.

globalgadabout		02-Jul-2013 14:24
what a vibrant character...your rescue story is inspiring..

Faye White		02-Jul-2013 14:16
A beauty!

Nestor Derkach		02-Jul-2013 14:13
Very nice Emu portrait, they one strong bird. We had one running loose at our place a few years ago and the lady Ranger had to tackle it and bring it to the ground so they could get it back to the owners. Vote

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