As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Wednesday 23 January 2019

Rhea, there and everywhere! Five-foot bird is STILL on the loose six weeks after escaping from owner's home


Chris the rhea escaped from a sanctuary near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
The flightless bird has been sighted several times and caused traffic chaos  
Attempts to recapture him have been likened to scenes in comedy film Hot Fuzz
By GLEN KEOGH AND GEORGE ODLING FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:01, 13 January 2019 | UPDATED: 01:03, 14 January 2019
Police have a good description of their suspect – around 5ft, a good sprinter and packing a hefty kung-fu kick.
But hapless officers are being given the runaround. Their quarry, Chris the escaped rhea, has managed to stay out of custody for six weeks.
The flightless bird, distantly related to ostriches and emus, escaped from a private sanctuary in Sonning Common, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. He has been sighted several times, including on one surprised resident’s driveway, while a video shows him causing traffic chaos.
Attempts to recapture Chris, who can run at 40mph, have been likened to scenes in the comedy film Hot Fuzz, where police try to catch a renegade swan. 
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