tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post8041931643390584464..comments2023-10-03T19:38:55.920+10:30Comments on Red's Australia!: Aussie ABC - E is for Emu!Red Nomad OZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-55111612798342974852011-06-21T20:41:02.694+09:302011-06-21T20:41:02.694+09:30@Manzanita - they're pretty scary in the wild....@Manzanita - they're pretty scary in the wild. And the green is pretty cool too - there's been so much rain, even the desert is green this year!!! I'm glad you blamed rambling on grass growing rather than my blog though ...Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-27625443910658344342011-06-21T01:34:30.511+09:302011-06-21T01:34:30.511+09:30I've only seem emus behind tall fences but it ...I've only seem emus behind tall fences but it sounds like they are not a favorite to most people.<br />You Aussies do have a variety of everything. Colors galore too. I suppose you do need things for amusement when rained in. "Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day." We've had it here too. I can actually watch the grass grow before my eyes. Grass blades love it. <br />Sorry, I've taken to rambling. That's what happens when you watch grass grow. :)<br />Love and peace<br /><a href="http://beajayblock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Manzanita@Wannabuyaduck</a>Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-1101992998817281422011-06-19T20:16:55.553+09:302011-06-19T20:16:55.553+09:30@JE - couldn't we learn a lot from them!!
@Sai...@JE - couldn't we learn a lot from them!!<br />@Sailor - thanx!<br />@Mary - So have they got it right? Or wrong?? Maybe they've stayed the same and other creatures have had the reversal! Stop, my head's spinning!!!<br />@Lilly - you'll be dynamite if this ever comes up at quiz nites!!!<br />@SFlaGuy - I'm a mine of (some would say useless) information!!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-18133730774259082782011-06-19T20:14:19.174+09:302011-06-19T20:14:19.174+09:30@Andrew - Google told me, therefore it must be so!...@Andrew - Google told me, therefore it must be so!! Actually, it's in all the bird books too ... and the day you stop being nervous around emus is the day you should watch your back!<br />@Betty - so how highly evolved are you? Do you take after the male? Or the female??<br />@Magsx2 - Haha, that's what I thought!!!<br />@Dianne - hey, didn't know that! Now who would have thought penguins and emus had anything in common??!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-5242796933612527142011-06-19T20:10:39.305+09:302011-06-19T20:10:39.305+09:30@River - I don't trust them as far as I can th...@River - I don't trust them as far as I can throw them!! They're wild - so while they might look cute when they stick their heads in the car window, they are quite dangerous!!<br />@PDP - it sure works for me!<br />@Windsmoke - HHHMMMmmm... the vision of an emu with lung cancer doesn't quite compute!<br />@Ann O'Dyne - WOW! I've never been on an emu shoot! Actually, never been on an anything shoot ... Male & female emus are hard enough to tell apart in real life, let alone the COA drawings! So the answer to #1? Well, is OZ a masterclass in irresponsibility, or a nanny state?? And #2? My psychic powers aren't quite strong enough to divine the answer!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-70015339624287751542011-06-16T10:00:43.556+09:302011-06-16T10:00:43.556+09:30Dang the chickens down under are big. How in the w...Dang the chickens down under are big. How in the world do you know so much about Emu's and everything else???SFlaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059511997368761806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-38968327553036589032011-06-15T04:01:39.474+09:302011-06-15T04:01:39.474+09:30WoW - great information and so interesting - luv t...WoW - great information and so interesting - luv the part where Mom takes off and leaves hubby home to raise kidz. ha,ha<br />Great Photos and I really enjoyed reading about Emus, now I feel most informed. :) <br />LillyLilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-72060348594518383812011-06-14T23:58:04.404+09:302011-06-14T23:58:04.404+09:30What fascinating stuff! I never knew any of that b...What fascinating stuff! I never knew any of that before reading your post. I wonder what in their evolutionary past triggered the role reversal. Good to know. Have a great day. Blessings...MaryMary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-46949960930199649442011-06-14T19:11:16.475+09:302011-06-14T19:11:16.475+09:30Wow! Some cool pictures again!Wow! Some cool pictures again!Sebabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378499293459799495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-76087016913809658452011-06-14T18:11:03.512+09:302011-06-14T18:11:03.512+09:30Ha ha, didn't know emus had the men house trai...Ha ha, didn't know emus had the men house trained.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-15322452618054020402011-06-14T07:37:44.947+09:302011-06-14T07:37:44.947+09:30Those female emu's have got it all worked out ...Those female emu's have got it all worked out - I think Emperor penguins are similar - the male penguin incubate the eggs for about 115 days standing huddled in the freezing cold- whilst wifey is off doing other stuff!<br /><br />Love reading yourinterestin posts. Keep safe.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-80551241351775603462011-06-14T07:26:42.766+09:302011-06-14T07:26:42.766+09:30Hi,
It certainly does show that the female Emu def...Hi,<br />It certainly does show that the female Emu definitely has the brains of the species. :)Mags118http://mags118.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-39600247359546132292011-06-13T21:16:15.648+09:302011-06-13T21:16:15.648+09:30wonderful post and photo!
...and thanks for the gr...wonderful post and photo!<br />...and thanks for the great laugh!<br /><br />i have never ever seen those birds...so thanks for sharing. <br /><br />happy week ahead!<br />betty xxBetty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-10623528447519737532011-06-13T21:06:27.417+09:302011-06-13T21:06:27.417+09:30You've made that name up, I'm sure. I can&...You've made that name up, I'm sure. I can't say I have ever heard emus proper name. I am nervous around emus, but I hold their gaze and pretend I am not. So far so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-34715649776684683352011-06-13T18:34:21.281+09:302011-06-13T18:34:21.281+09:30"so how to rid yourself of unwanted emu atten..."so how to rid yourself of unwanted emu attention?" ... well in 1960 in SESA out of Kingston, Uncle Frank had a Jeep and a .303 and he used to throw us kids in it and drive straight up and over yuccas blasting away at the emus and we LOVED IT. better than the Big Dipper.<br /><br />So, given the fascinating story of emu parenting, which sex-emu is honoured with Skippy on our AUS coat of arms? The <i>I'm Off</i> mum, or the House-Husband?<br />and Q2: was Our Germaine inspired to write Female Eunuch when she read about emancipated emu mums?Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-81733080313346789892011-06-13T14:57:46.744+09:302011-06-13T14:57:46.744+09:30Seen an Emu pluck a cigarette right out of a visit...Seen an Emu pluck a cigarette right out of a visitors hand at the Melbourne Zoo once, the Emu started to eat the cigarette but spat it out when he/she reached the burning tip, Ouch! :-).Windsmoke.http://windsmoke.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-31558312799047468952011-06-13T14:40:52.656+09:302011-06-13T14:40:52.656+09:30Hilarious Red, that cheered this very chilly day u...Hilarious Red, that cheered this very chilly day up immensely. Those female emus sure have things worked out well haha!!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-76940981890523565692011-06-13T14:25:10.504+09:302011-06-13T14:25:10.504+09:30I'm not a fan of emus. When we lived in Puckap...I'm not a fan of emus. When we lived in Puckapunyal, surrounded by bushland, those buggers, and kangaroos too, would often be seen in the parking lot of the local shopping centre about half a minute walk from our house.<br />The cheeky birds were known to take sandwiches from the hands of four year olds and then chase him around the carpark to home when he didn't have any more. Unlike the kangaroo which didn't chase him but instead swiped him across the head leaving a cut just above his ear.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com