Birdforum link talked about wild Greater Rheas in Germany. It turns that a flock of Rheas escaped from a farm ca. 2001 and survives and breeds in cropfields near Lubeck, Germany. Yesterday I was in Lubeck and just couldn't resist.
So I driven to Waldhotel in Schattin. Saw several White Storks, Marsh Harrier, Buzzards, Red-backed Shrikes... but no Rheas. However, local people, horse riders and a hunter knew them well. I saw a road sign: warning rheas. The only one on this hemisphere, I suppose.
Yours, amused,
Jurek
They are amusing :-) But pitifully not tickable ;-)
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[QUOTE=jurek]Birdforum link talked about wild Greater Rheas in Germany. It turns that a flock of Rheas escaped from a farm ca. 2001 and survives and breeds in cropfields near Lubeck, Germany. Yesterday I was in Lubeck and just couldn't resist.
So I driven to Waldhotel in Schattin. Saw several White Storks, Marsh Harrier, Buzzards, Red-backed Shrikes... but no Rheas. However, local people, horse riders and a hunter knew them well. I saw a road sign: warning rheas. The only one on this hemisphere, I suppose.
Yours, amused,
Jurek[/QUOTE]
Sounds like a good days birding even though you didn't find the Rhea. But at least finding the sign gave you a laugh.