She may not seem too impressed but then

Kagus always keep their feet very firmly on the ground

Their wings are too weak to get them airborne

But why fly when all the food you need is on the ground

And with no large predators stalking this island

There's not much cause to take flight

But this life is not without its worries

A newly hatched chick is hiding among the leaves

As with babies the world over getting food into mouth can be quite a challenge

Perhaps slimy worms just don't appeal

The chick's camouflage helps to hide it from aerial predators like the New Caledonian crow

Fortunately Dad's wings still have a use

To help him look big and intimidating

The kagu may be an island oddity

But with few prowling predators reaching the Pacific's isolated islands

Flightless birds are more common here than anywhere else on earth