Photos of the day – Ostrich

Captures for today is the ostrich which is originally a native of Africa . Among the many interesting facts about these wonderful flightless birds, ostriches are supposed to be the fastest two legged runners .It is said they run up to 45 plus miles / 72.5 plus km s per hour which is faster than a lion or hyena.The size of their eyes running 2 inches horizontally are bigger than their brain .

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Ostrich at the Asheboro North Carolina zoo was happy to pose for a picture 🙂
Ostriches have strong legs, a kick from an ostrich can even kill a lion ! Their eggs can be up to a size of medium cantaloupe and by weight equivalent to 24 chicken eggs:)

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18 Comments

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    Deeksha
    February 22, 2019 at 6:25 pm

    Beautiful click!!! We feel so lucky to get picture perfect shot at a zoo!!

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      InspiresNish
      February 22, 2019 at 7:44 pm

      Thank you so much! True they are happy in their surroundings and it gives us a nice chance to capture.

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    Diane
    February 23, 2019 at 5:13 am

    Great pictures but that’s as close as I want to get…lool

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      InspiresNish
      February 24, 2019 at 2:26 pm

      Yes agree Diane , I wouldn’t want to get any closer either 🙂 .Thank you for stopping by!

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    Jyo
    February 24, 2019 at 2:59 pm

    Beautiful clicks Nisha👍
    Have an enjoyable Sunday ❣️

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    Smitha
    February 24, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    Amazing NIsha !

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    theresaly520
    February 24, 2019 at 5:32 pm

    I once rode an ostrich and I was unaware of how fast they can run!😄

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      InspiresNish
      February 25, 2019 at 3:35 pm

      Oh that’s great you experienced it! I can imagine it must have been exciting …Thank you so much for stopping by.

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    Christy B
    February 25, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    Great photos of the ostrich! Don’t be around when it kicks 😉

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      InspiresNish
      February 25, 2019 at 8:49 pm

      Thank you so much for stopping by! yes indeed now that I know even more mindful of that 🙂

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    Caz / InvisiblyMe
    February 26, 2019 at 11:51 am

    Amazing photos, and it’s incredible to think they can run so fast, even outrunning a lion! x

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      InspiresNish
      February 26, 2019 at 3:43 pm

      Thanks a lot Caz, appreciate it! So true never imagined that they are so fast!

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    iScriblr
    February 27, 2019 at 4:54 pm

    Wow, amazing!👌

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    Megala
    March 9, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    Wonderful captures! You are lucky that this ostrich gave a beautiful pose for you. 🙂

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      InspiresNish
      March 11, 2019 at 12:41 am

      Thanks a lot dear and I was happy at a safe distance as well!

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