Wild Emus at The Lilly Pilly Tree

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Maybe, Antique.

But you are beginning to get the hang of this method. We observed a young female. She seems to have taken a consort much earlier than is usual. They have headed into the wild blue yonder.

Now we sit and watch some more!!

SE
 
‘random other emu’?

Who remembers that we discussed second-year chicks that were undersized but had splendid plumage?

GB was one. That was how she looked when we first saw here, about 8-10 months ago: a little under-sized, but with oddly lush plumage.



And she was with another chick who looked the same. Now, that second chick drifted off some time later; but it became tame enough to enjoy a bit of wheat first.



Well, for the last week or ten days, I’ve watched this ‘random other emu’ wandering about. Under the plum tree. In the back yard.



So I tested it with a ration of wheat: it rocked right up, and sat down fairly close to me. This bird is somewhat tame. It has surely been here before. I begin to think it is the same emu.



And here we learn a little about ‘mental maps’ of territory (if it is indeed that bird). It was here; it went away for months; it came back; but is only here on and off, which means it is grazing on nearby pastures.

https://imgur.com/9FddtZG

https://imgur.com/RC02spy

Let's get a better photo, and see if that 'second-year-chick feather fuzz' on the neck is apparent.
 
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