We went for another trip to the Zekrit peninsula this weekend. Three four wheel drives off for an adventure to breathe the country dust instead of the Doha city dust. Well - it rained so being kiwis we went anyhow. Luckily it wasn't too wet so we headed for the fort and then we saw the ostrichs and went closer. 
The male ostrich was not very happy with us interlopers and circled the suzuki nearly pushing at one side! They are very big, the front of their legs flash bright red and they have very large claws. Luckily we were in the car and he was outside and that's the way we stayed. It even followed us for quite sometime as we were leaving the area. I am glad it didn't attack the car as how would you explain it to the car insurance people, "Oh I am sorry about the damage to the car but it had the cr*p picked out of it by an ostrich." Well they might just believe it here. Believe the pictures don't really do them justice when they are beside with their feathers nearly in your face they are big mommas!
So after our close encouter of the feathered kind we headed for the fort and then up the top to the sea. No flamingoes today they must have decided to head for somewhere warmer as it was only 18 (that's cold here).We picniced in the rain and then headed but to town - happy for our day out, damp, filthy car, gosh wet sand sticks like...... mud and ostrich free.
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