Close encounter!

Think this collage tells the story! The boys were excited when the emus started coming up to them. We said they had to stand still and be quiet - not easy for these two :) However when one emu decided to walk between them they were amazed and very quiet!

[Kane Arlow]

Wow, how exciting. They did very well to stay still.

[Peter]

Lovely collage Denise, well I think both boys are very brave I found them quite intimidating:)

[Elisha]

Very brave, Emu's scare me a little.. lol Great collage!

[Irene Marshall]

Lovely collage and captures.

[Diane]

I would be too scared, they are huge. Nice collage of your very brave little boys.

[ShirleyB]

Brilliant collage. I don't think I would care to be so close to them as big as they are. I love the way the little lad on the right is stood to attention in the middle shot.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nice story telling collage. Those are some big birds!

[CP]

Ha ha! Love the story!

[judith deacon]

How exciting for them and nice to see they did what you said and didnt do anything to frighten or annoy the emus. Lovely collage.

[Peter Grave]

Nice collage Denise.They can get a bit cranky.I had one try and peck the lens.

[Joan Robillard]

Wow those are big birds.

[wendy frost]

Great collage the boys did very well and had a great experience to remember.

[Sam]

HAHAHAH an Emu being this close would scare the sh*t out of me Denise!

[Lin]

What a great experience - nicely captured!

[Tracy]

Wow the emu is big, especially for the boys. Great story collage!

[Bep]

Wonderful collage.

[Margaret Brown]

Exciting and very brave, they're a big bird!! Great story telling collage

[gloria jones]

Great collage of shots

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great scenes -- how lovely to get to know these big birds at such a close encounter !

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Great action collage and very brave boys, I get frightened at the sight of an Emu egg, well I wouldn't have a big enough egg cup.

[carol white]

A great series of shots

[John]

What an amazing bird, as if from some other historical epoch!

[Jane Anderson]

Respect the emus!

[Debbie]

Great shot. I would have been terrified.

[KWind]

That thing is HUGE! Great shots.

[sally agnew]

They are so tame, I guess many close encounters with humans :)

[maree_sanderson]

wow...scarey being that close to those enormous feet....how brave these guys are...

[Denise Wood]

@peterlgrave They're not really cranky but more inquisitive!
@gigiflower Lucky you weren't here with the boys then :)
@ladymagpie Scrambled egg then instead :)
@hermann So true Sally - they always hang around the picnic area :)

[Francoise]

I'm in the terrified crowd when it comes to giant birds!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

My grandchildren would be awestruck! Great collage!

[Rick]

Great collage. I'm sure the boy's were really excited about the one between them.

[Tony]

Lovely sequence, those big birds can be aggressive.

[Babs]

Great story. I bet that was the quietest the boys had been for ages

[Pyrrhula]

Great collage and great story. The boy`s are brave.

[Dave59]

Cool. Emus seem to have that effect on people:)