Ostrich Feathers

I was on the lookout for feather shots when I was at the zoo. This ostrich was looking quite scruffy.

[Sue Cooper]

I wouldn't have guessed it was an ostrich.

[Dawn]

a cool image and detail

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[Nick]

@susiemc @dawnee @agedrunner Thanks very much. I've only ever seen black and white ostrichs before so assumed this grey, drab one was a female so I googled it. Sure enough the females are grey because they sit on the nest during the day and look like a rock, while the males sit on the nest at night hence being black. Isn't nature clever!