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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    The 'big jump' of 2026 is over. This morning, Limpy Chick and Co. were all spontaneously down on their hocks, grazing on the tiny tiny green shoots. They will, for a few days yet, get as much dirt as grass; but autumn is here. SE
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    'I can't tell the difference between chicks and Dad anymore. They're full-sized!' In silhouette, neither can I. But they will not be even young adults for another nine months.
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    'Going to start half-taming kangaroos now?' They are hungry. But the first sprouts of autumn will be long enough to eat in ten days. But they are really really hungry!
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    And this was just a random experiment. Apparently Mummy Roo and Baby Roo will eat wheat and nuts and dried mango from a plate. I sit out in the moonlight sometimes, and Baby Roo now rockets out of the dark; screeches to a halt at the bird bath, and drinks. Se
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    Long story here. Got left behind. Night fell. Next morning, with Dad when they all turned up at first light. (I was out watching.)
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    This gives a nice insight into their camouflage. All seven are in this photo. If they are still, they are very hard to spot
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    They can now easily reach up to six feet
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    'The Dad in the video looks like any parent at a playground!' I've had just this thought -- though adults do 'spazzy dance' as well.
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    Brash Boy and Undersized Emu here yesterday afternoon. So, there first adventure was about three weeks.
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    Random:
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    How to get my baby emu to like me?

    These chicks are a little older, but I think you see the point I'm trying to make.
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    How to get my baby emu to like me?

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    How to get my baby emu to like me?

    This is not my territory, remi; but I can pass on what I've learned from others; avian-competent vets are very hard to find. So that's an issue. Three weeks old? She's a tiny waddle-bottom -- by the standards of how big she'll be in six months. But wild chicks at this age are breasting wet...
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    Here is the identification problem: my eyes are bad. Their heads are just never still. All six look like this. But we'll wait. One or two may become recognisable.
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    Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

    Sometimes you will see a Dad lead his chicks from a feed of wheat to a bare spot nearby, where they all happily sit down and peck the ground. It took me some time to figure out that they were actually ingesting stones.
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