The Emu

My friend Debby, who’s an animal advocate extraordinaire, has a new little companion. She arrived several months ago in a big greenish blue egg.

She was a tiny little thing, but pecked her way out of the egg. Before she did that, she’d wobble the egg when she heard noises, which should have been a clue as to how active she’d become!

Ethel, that’s her name, now has her own Facebook page, here. Ethel is very good friends with the weinerdog, Walter.

Here she is as a baby in early May.

Now, she’s more than 19 inches tall and will grow to more than five feet high.

She’s a good little thing, as evidenced here when Debby tells her to stay in the garden – and she does!

She’s totally hilarious as she learns to climb the stairs, aided by her trusty dog, Walter.

And she gets her exercise by running up and down Debby’s city garden.

Ethel will be moving to a farm in a few weeks, so make sure you “friend” her on Facebook and watch her further adventures.