Cassowary

Thanks so much for putting yesterday's ostrich photo on the PP.

Another photo today from Oakvale Farm and this cassowary is well and truly behind bars. They can be such vicious birds.

[Angie]

Great photo- it does look a bit evil , glad it couldn’t peck you!

[Margo]

But beautiful

[Babs]

@angiedanielle24 Being pecked would be the least of your worries. This chaps toes could rip pieces out of you if it decided to kick you.

[Carole Sandford]

He does look a bit sinister! Beautiful colouring though.

[Connie Little]

Yes, that is about as close as I would want to get to one in a cranky mood.

[ChristineL]

He's definitely got his eye on you!

[Peter]

Such a strange looking bird and so big interesting capture Babs, my niece has then around her place in South Mission Beach QLD, we managed to see one out the back of her property one time, as soon as I got my camera it disappeared into the shrubbery:)

[sally agnew]

They are a very colourful bird :)

[Wylie]

Great colours, he's a beauty!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful colours. Never seen one like him.

[Sheralee S]

They have striking colours but can do a lot of damage apparently. I came across one on the side of the road and didn't realise they were dangerous until someone called out and told me to be careful. Of course I was trying to get a photo. https://365project.org/bella_ss/365/2012-08-31

[Peter Dulis]

very nice ...

[Margo Sayer]

Never heard of these and just looked them up, as you do. Their behaviour is a far cry from that of our garden visitors.

[Merrelyn]

They’re such strange looking birds, nice shot 😊

[Claude Trew]

Very unusual bird and the prettiest but it has its charm.

[Sharon]

I would love to watch one in the wild, amazing bird that looks so ancient.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such an unusual bird -- A punk of the bird world !!

[gloria jones]

Great capture through the fence...nice bird details...He does look a bit cross :).

[tony gig]

Interesting bird, great shot...Fav

[Margaret Brown]

A very colourful chap, nice capture

[KWind]

A colourful fellow! great Capture!

[Judith Johnson]

He's eyeing you up!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very cute capture and I love his colors.

[Diana]

What a beauty he is, wonderful colours.

[Sue Cooper]

A very handsome bird. Well captured.

[Casablanca]

I love cassowaries! Kind of like huge turkeys coloured in with felt tipped pens somehow! Lovely.

[Pat Knowles]

I have never heard of this bird!! He looks & sounds interesting, a very colourful necklace!

[Pyrrhula]

Awesome bird with amazing colors. Great pic. of this one. Fav.

[Kathie]

Such an interesting bird. Part turkey, part peacock, part emu but mostly vicious.

[Nick]

A really strange looking bird - almost prehistoric.

[Islandgirl]

Interesting bird............I've never seen one of these!

[Suzanne]

Oh my, that's an odd one!

[FBailey]

What an unusual looking critter!

[Jessika Panteleios]

What a cool looking bird with amazing colours.

[Taffy]

Beautiful coloring -- and knowing they are mean, the bars fit the scene well.

[Yao RL]

What a look, love those colours.

[Babs]

@777margo @carole_sandford @littleconnie @inthecloud5 @hermann @pusspup @sangwann @pdulis @merrelyn @claudiet @beryl @seattlite @tonygig @craftymeg @kwind @busylady @mittens @ludwigsdiana @susiemc @casablanca @happypat @pyrrhula @kathiecb @radiogirl @suzanne234 @fbailey @jessikapanteleios @taffy @yaorenliu Thanks, they are solitary birds but can give you quite a lethal kick with their claws if they take a dislike to you.

@nickspicsnz @stakade I think the cassowary and emus are descendants of the moa.

@pcoulson @bella_ss Crikey you were brave, not so sure I would like to encounter one in the wild.

[Maggiemae]

I think they roam wild in Northern Queensland. Saw one there on the road - glad we didn't get out of the car!

[Sheralee S]

@pcoulson @onewing We were on our way to Mission Beach when we saw that one. I'm about four hours from there.

[Peter]

@onewing My niece warned us not to get to close but it just wondered off into the bushes, Kym's garden is open at the back and said she's pleased the swimming pool is fenced didn't fancy finding one in the pool on morning:)

[Jane Morley]

They are still fascinating birds though!

[Peter]

@bella_ss Its such a lovely beach and area to visit Sheralee, good job we were with my niece when I first saw one would have possibly got to close and tried taking a photograph, btw my niece lives at South Mission Beach and has a crop spraying business flying out of Tully Airstrip :)

[Sheralee S]

@pcoulson Small world hey Peter. There are quite a few 365ers that live within a few hours of my daughter in Canada.
I agree, Mission Beach is in a beautiful area.

[Rachel]

A great shot, even with the bars. They are so prehistoric looking with that crest.

[Babs]

@888rachel I am glad it was behind bars, it did have a rather evil eye on me.

[Henri Russell]

Such pretty colors.

[Kathy A]

He's got a lovely neck tie going on

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That sharp beak would really do a lot of damage so I'm glad they've got it caged for everyone's protection!