Joke of the Ostrich

Posted by
Aaron S (Auckland, New Zealand) on 15 January 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

He kept smiling at me but I didn't trust him. Not for a second. I knew (and he knew) that if I fell into his pit, he wouldn't hesitate to deliver a swift kick to my ankles, continue with the biting of the ears and finish me off with the dreaded head burial. Everyone thinks these evil birds deserve to live but I'm in favour of them going the way of the moa.

Canon EOS 20D 1/250 second F/4.0 ISO 400 200 mm

Comments (21)

Aurélie from Auckland, New Zealand

Such a great expression!

15 Jan 2007 5:10am

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Your commentary is somehow reflected in his expressions, I dont think he likes you very much either Aaron!

15 Jan 2007 5:34am

Yanle from Singapore, Singapore

I have never considered an ostrich a threat. But with this picture... and the write-up......... I'm thinking twice.

15 Jan 2007 5:46am

Matt Trujillo Photography from Portland, United States

Creepy like a stranger offering candy. Between the bed-head feathers, and the direction of the stare...creepy. Well done.

15 Jan 2007 6:22am

Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand

I feel afraid, very afraid - thought I was safe on the pages of aminus3 - but NO! there are killer birds with evil ideas... Can I put my head back in the sand?

15 Jan 2007 8:45am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Too cool! Great commentary!

15 Jan 2007 9:06am

benjamin from Singapore

amazing capture, Aaron! im gonna stay real far from these birds from now on.. its a good thing they wont be too hard to strangle if one comes after us=P haha. this is real cool...

15 Jan 2007 12:10pm

Kheoh Yee Wei from pj, Malaysia

Very good close-up ! Love it !

15 Jan 2007 1:39pm

Craig Persel from Montreal, Canada

What a look. :-)

15 Jan 2007 7:36pm

Sophie from France

Un regard qui fait froid dans le dos...

15 Jan 2007 7:46pm

Rene from Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

I love this, the expression is priceless. And you are probably correct if you fell in it would more than likely try and make you into a meal. These things eat anything and everything. God, I have to start getting out and making shots like these myself.

15 Jan 2007 10:01pm

Daniel from United States

Strange looking critter

15 Jan 2007 10:27pm

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

Oh wow this is excellent detail and DOF. Great capture. I love how i can see its every strand of fur.

16 Jan 2007 3:46am

@Michael Zhang: I usually run a Photoshop unsharp mask on my images to bring out that super sharpness.

Sheldon Hull from Houston, United States

I like this shot, what a face!

16 Jan 2007 4:15am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Great expression & thanks for the warning!

16 Jan 2007 9:11am

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Nice! Looks like a friendly fella. Come here little guy...birdie num num...

16 Jan 2007 7:17pm

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

hahaha - man that is one of the best animal photos I've ever seen - so much personality in one look. Very nice shot Aaron!

16 Jan 2007 9:27pm

@Jason Kravitz: That comment coming from you is a real compliment. Cheers.

Maoya from Rolle, Switzerland

Unbelievable expression! What a crazy bird

19 Jan 2007 12:43pm

Arjun Kachru from Pune, India

For me...the ostrich is laughing. Hehehe

13 Mar 2007 12:38pm

Daniel Picard from Ottawa, Canada

HAHAHAHAHA! What a funny shot - thanks for linking me to it :)

9 Sep 2008 9:53pm

Atsikar Yonip from Ｖalenzuela, Philippines

hahaha it sfunny that ostrich always pose if someone's taking photo of them..

nice capture!!

25 Apr 2009 6:22pm

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