Tibi.. you've brought out the "beauty" of this in this great composition.. I've never seen a bird like this before.. great shot and thanx for introducing me..

For Susan: It lives in Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia. Beautiful, but sometimes dangerous birds.

What an awesome bird. There are not many animals who have their scullbone grow out of their flesh, in fact, most of them died out during the dino age. Deers and Rino's are nowadays examples. Great post again !

Wow Toto, this is really a very neat capture. This has really great colours, clarity and detail of this unusually dangerous bird. I've heard of these and seen them on the Discovery Channel here. WOW fabulous close up

Beautiful bird, and such great detail! Wonderful close up!

I grew up with these fellows a neighbours, in North Queensland.
Great to see Zoo all over the world have them. They are just the most beautiful birds. But yes they can be very dangerous. The male is the one who looks after the chick. The hen leaves after she lays the eggs.The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), the most famous bird in the Wet Tropics has become a rare sight since it was listed as endangered Federally in April 1999. It is the largest and most spectacular flightless bird in the Australian rainforest, which flourished in Gondwanaland around 100 million years ago. Cassowaries are amongst the most ancient birds on earth. They belong to the Ratite Family like the Emu, Ostrich, Rhea and Kiwi. They are fruit-eating (frugivore) animals that disperse over a hundred species of rainforest trees and vines. Therefore, this "Rainforest gardener" plays an important role in rainforest regeneration and diversity.
Lyn

Wonderful bird,never seen before Toto,
Nice capture and great work!!

Wow, that is exotic! He looks like royalty wearing his head dress. Wonderful clarity and i like the perspective on his shot.

Thank you.

looks very prehistoric...nice clear shot:)

Good one! Nice colors and detail :-)

Good photo, realistic colors...thanks for good work