From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-397383-554936
CHUNCHULA, Ala. (UPI) -- A Chunchula, Ala., man says an emu, a large
Australian bird, mysteriously appeared one morning in his front yard.
Greg Ritchie said the ostrich-cousin showed up in his yard Tuesday and
thus far he has been unable to determine the bird's origins, WALA-TV
in Mobile, Ala., reported Wednesday.
"He showed up yesterday around 11:00 and has been here since," Ritchie
said of the emu. "Just trying to keep him here and keep him out of the
highway and getting injured."
Ritchie said he has been feeding the emu cracked corn and keeping it
at a distance with a rake. However, he said he is worried the big bird
will wander onto the highway before he can find its owner.
"He's been around for two days now. Hopefully he'll still be here when
the owner comes to claim him," he said.