With a glint of determination in their black, beady eyes, several emus made a brief break for freedom in Prince William County Tuesday morning.
The birds escaped from their enclosure and had to be apprehended near Chimneys West Drive in the Haymarket area by two Prince William County police officers.
These are some big birds -- the only bird bigger is an ostrich, which is a close relative of the emu.
Fortunately for the pun-happy Prince William Police Department, these birds were well-behaved.
"Thankfully foot pursuits were not necessary although the radio traffic would have been #emusing," someone posted on the department's official Facebook page.
"License and registration, please," said one commenter.
