Random announcements:

[silversolitaire]

Siegfried is alive and well and having his shell polished nicely.

Voilá!



And ostriches are cute.



That is all.

Comments

[pokebelle.livejournal.com]

Brave, brave woman to be petting an ostrich. They freak me out, ever since I saw "Dude, Where's My Car?"

Ahehe.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

No I haven't seen that movie, but ostriches are so kind and loveable. They don't really hurt you if you observe a couple of precautions, such as not letting them close and high enough to pick your head and stay out of their strike area. ^.^;

Re:

[pokebelle.livejournal.com]

This is good advice. I'll need to remember it if I see 'em in a zoo, because they're cute.

But I don't want them pecking me. ^^;

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

*smiles* They're definitely cute. That funny bushy patch of hair on their heads! XD

They won't peck you if you watch their heads and even if they do, just hold them by the neck and you're fine ^_^. Even when they "bite" you it doesn't really hurt. The worst thing that can happen (or has happened to me anyway!) is that some skin comes off when they try to grab the food from your hand because they grab too hard and their beak scrapes you. But it's not really bad. If you wear gloves (like I did on my feeding hand) nothing happens at all. ^_^

[pokebelle.livejournal.com]

I want to go to the zoo now ^_^

Heehee.

[no-ron.livejournal.com]

and a big-ass high fence comes in handy too..

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

LOL yes, but I think I wouldn't be that scared even without the fence. I wanna ask if they accept help, so I can get closer to them ^_^. I think if it was only 2 or 3 ostriches, it'd be okay. If it was 50 like there usually are on the other side of the fence, then yes, I'd be slightly nervous ^_^;;;.

[no-ron.livejournal.com]

i think ostriches can be quite dangerous if they want to.
of course, "tamed" ones may be more peaceful.