The emu chicks were very lively and it was quite hard to capture them in Freya’s charcoal drawings as they played along the lake shore. Everyone was enjoying this relaxing stay by the lake. Sasha and the emu had been discussing nature all morning while she worked. Fortunately the chicks had stayed close enough for the emu to keep an eye on them as he and Sasha walked along the shoreline. It must be tiring for the father emu with such a lively brood.
Freya thought it was a wonderful idea to have the father looking after his offspring. Apparently he had nurtured them all the way through since the eggs were laid. The mother emu had run off elsewhere. She didn’t seem to have any idea of parenting at all. But the father emu was extremely dedicated.
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