This is the heartwarming moment a friendly ostrich played with an old man's bald head.

The video was filmed at a farm in Khon Kaen province, Thailand on March 10.

Footage shows the bird resting its chin on top of the man's head before pecking it.

The man, named Niyom Jatutane, had been caring for the three-year-old ostrich since it hatched from an egg.

Niyom's friend Amonwan Chututhen said: "The bird thinks his head was an egg. It's also round and shiny".

This is the heartwarming moment a friendly ostrich played with an old man's balding head.

The feathered creature approached the caretaker resting for the afternoon when the cute incident happened at a farm in Khon Kaen province, Thailand on March 10.

Footage shows the bird resting its chin on top of the man's head before pecking at his thinning hair.

The old man Niyom Jatutane had been caring for the three-year-old ostrich since it hatched from an egg.

Niyom's friend Amonwan Chututhen said: ‘The bird thinks his head was an egg. It's also round and shiny.'