Ostrich Land

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Ostrich Land 
610 E. Highway 246, Buellton  Information:  (805) 686-9696

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Ostrich Facts:
Runs up to 45 miles per hour 
Only bird with 2 toes
Grows 1.5 pounds feathers per season
Hen lays 40 to 60 eggs per season
Eggs weighs 3 to 4 pounds each
It takes 42 days for an egg to hatch 

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Here come the boys!

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feeding time!
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real hungry		 P1010012_13

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Bill makes friends with one of the lady Ostriches

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They have quiet the conversation		 P1010007_24 P1010009_18

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- A male ostrich is called a rooster, and a female ostrich is called a hen.
- An Ostrich will live to be 50 - 75 years old.

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- Ostriches are not originally from Africa. Paleontologists have evidence that it originated on the Asian steppes in the Eocene Epoch (40 to 50 million years ago), ranging through Asia, Europe and Africa. Today its range in the wild is limited to Africa.

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- Male ostriches are black, with white wings and tail,
whereas female ostriches are a dull grayish brown. Both
have thick eyelashes of fine feathers.
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No these are not babies... they are Emus that also live at Ostrich Land

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An Emu is a flightless bird. There is only one species of Emu, which is the worlds 2nd largest bird behind the Ostrich. Emus are very mobile quick runners (up to 50 kph), running with a bouncy, swaying motion. Emus are generally nomadic, with some emus roaming over hundreds of kilometers.

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A beautiful sky on our ride homeward.

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Hope you had a wonderful day as well.