We saw several ostrich groups, and it's amazing to see how large these birds really are. The males aggressively puff out their chests to make themselves seem even larger. We saw one group with 11 b babies, from two different hatchings. They were a bit far away, but you can see most of the babies if you look closely. I'm adding a couple more photos from the second day of safari as well.
We saw a pair of secretary birds, also from far away.
WE also saw a single kori bustard. This is the world's largest flying bird, with a wingspan of up to 9 feet across. We saw it on the ground, giving itself a sand bath to get rid of parasites. It would lower itself to it's front knees, then rock back onto the ground, then use it's beak to shower in sand. Then it would shake itself off and toss on some more sand, and it did this several times before it stood up and started to walk away.
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