Cassowary Chick

This is the Southern Cassowary chick at Birdland today (portrait in extras). Birdland have kept Cassowaries for 25 years but this is the first time they have had a chick and it's one of only four chicks born in Europe this year. 
Normally you cannot get close enough to the wire to get a shot as these are dangerous birds that will charge the wire if upset and Birdland don't want anything to antagonise the birds. Today, I was allowed past the lower fence with a keeper and was just outside the main fence to get these shots. Even so I had to keep very still as Dad Cassowary was keeping a very close eye on me. It is the male bird that rears the chick and Mum has been separated from them for now. Rob and I hope to pop back with different lenses next week to try to get a shot of Dad and chick.