Australasian darter bird (Anhinga novaehollandiae), snake bird spreading wings, Australasian Darter drying wings, Poovar island, Kerala, India, Asia

Head of Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Brisbane, Australia

Head of Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Brisbane, Australia

Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Brisbane, Australia

Head of Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Brisbane, Australia

Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Brisbane, Australia

Head of Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Brisbane, Australia

Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Brisbane, Australia

White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), in flight at the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), looking for insects at the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

One Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), standing on a green lawn, a large goose resident in southern Australia, Pacific

Bathing boxes (beach huts) and Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) on shores of Port Phillip Bay, Brighton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), looking for insects at the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Australasian darter bird (Anhinga novaehollandiae) drying wings, snake bird spreading wings, Poovar Island, Kerala, India, Asia

Australasian darter bird (Anhinga novaehollandiae) drying wings, snake bird spreading wings, Poovar Island, Kerala, India, Asia

An Australian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) on the Ord River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Front view of details of Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), a bird that features prominently in Indigenous Australian mythology, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), cultural icon of Australia, the bird features prominently in Indigenous Australian mythology, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Adult emu (Dramaius novaehollandiae), in the bush at Cape Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia

An Australian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) in flight on the Ord River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) on a meadow, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australien

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). The Emu is quite common in Australia and is also farmed commercially for meat leather and oil. Even if the Emu is similar in shape and behaviour it is only a distant relative to the African Ostrich. the emu is the biggest bird in Australia and is of mythological importance to the Aboriginies of Ausralia too. Australia, Victoria

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). The Emu is quite common in Australia and is also farmed commercially for meat leather and oil. Even if the Emu is similar in shape and behaviour it is only a distant relative to the African Ostrich. the emu is the biggest bird in Australia and is of mythological importance to the Aboriginies of Ausralia too. Australia, Victoria