Mating dance

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It was while I was photographing this dance that I got ambushed by an ostrich behind me, lol. Nasty bruise on my arm and I kept my distance from the fences after that, lol!

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The females are showing off as well.

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More of the male's mating dance.

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Ivan's wife, Natalya, feeding the older ostriches with their children.

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I included this one and the next pic for comic relief.

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Mom and kids feeding some younger ostriches. They aren't as dangerous as the older ones.

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Babies. 5-6 days old.

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Ostrich egg with quail eggs.

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I climbed up on top of the hay bales for these.

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Natalya is not afraid. I got pecked by one so kept my distance. That hurt!

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