The life of Daryl the emu

[mich9510]

They're not the best pictures. I was trying to show how big he is now.

 

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[mich9510]

One more picture. It was just too cute not to post.

 

[N F C]

@mich9510 thank you for the update on Daryl! He sure is growing, loved seeing the latest pictures (and that last one with "his" chicks is so cute).

 

[pattyhen]

Oh my gosh has doubled in size. Thank you so much for the update and the pics. He is adoreable.

 

[mich9510]

I think he's tripled in size. He stands at about 2 feet tall when he perks his head up.

 

[N F C]

I think he's tripled in size. He stands at about 2 feet tall when he perks his head up.

How tall will a full grown emu be? It's hard for me to imagine a backyard bird taller than me, lol.

 

[briefvisit]

Morning, N F C.

Emooooz have two postures. Here is one, 'normal horizontal' (The bird is Felicity. If you google just 'Felicity Emu,' half of the photos that come up are my place: she is famous):



Here is the other, 'upright' (This is Felicity's famous sister, 'Greedy,' now feared dead.):


In the upright mode, an adult is almost six feet tall.

But they can jump much higher than captive-bird owners would probably guess. I saw Greedy, a 'double-alpha' bird, with the top of her head certainly nine feet off the ground as she landed the two-footed kick to her dad's chest that brought her her dad's crown, control of the house-clearing pasture.

Adult birds -- for example, during the fig season here -- can often be seen stretching up/jumping up to score juicy figs and other tit bits. On tippy toes, about six feet six.

 

[N F C]

Whoa, those are some BIG birds! Thanks for the info @briefvisit