The seven year ostrich: Cheeky bird recreates Marilyn Monroe's legendary blowing skirt pose with its feathers

• Photographer Veronica de Bruyn captured the amusing moment in South Africa
• A cheeky ostrich looked right at the camera playfully while lifting up its feathers
• It was reminiscent of legendary film star Marilyn Monroe's 'blowing skirt' pose
• The iconic scene originated from Ms Monroe's 1955 film 'The Seven Year Itch'This is the amusing moment a cheeky ostrich recreated Marilyn Monroe's iconic 'blowing skirt' pose - lifting up its feathers and showing off its legs.

  Veronica de Bruyn's hilarious photos capture the bird looking right at the camera playfully - just like the legendary film star did when her white dress blew up around her on a subway grill in the 1955 film 'The Seven Year Itch'. 

  The 70-year-old photographer was on holiday in the South African Kalahari Desert last month when she caught the photo after spotting a group of the world's largest birds huddled together.

  

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  This is the amusing moment a cheeky ostrich recreated Marilyn Monroe's iconic 'blowing skirt' pose - lifting up its feathers and showing off its legs - in the South African Kalahari Desert

  

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  The cheeky bird's pose looked just like the legendary film star Marilyn Monroe did when her white dress blew up around her on a subway grill in the 1955 film 'The Seven Year Itch'

  

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  Veronica de Bruyn's hilarious photos capture the bird looking right at the camera playfully - just like the legendary film star did in her iconic film 'The Seven Year Itch'

  

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  Photographer Veronica de Bruyn captured the moment in the South African Kalahari Desert

  

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  The 70-year-old photographer was on holiday in the South African Kalahari Desert last month when she caught a cheeky ostrich recreating Marilyn Monroe's iconic 'blowing skirt' pose

  

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  Veronica de Bruyn caught a group of the world's largest birds huddling together last month

  

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  The 70-year-old photographer was on holiday in the South African Kalahari Desert last month when she caught the photo after spotting a group of the world's largest birds huddled together

   

  

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  Veronica de Bruyn's hilarious photos capture the bird looking right at the camera playfully while the photographer was on holiday in the South African Kalahari Desert last month