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Marabou Stork
the_kenyanbirder

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)

Marabou Stork carrying nesting material. This huge bird is the biggest and baddest looking stork in the world, commonly found across much of Sub-saharan Africa. They are also important scavengers that keep our continent rid of rotting carcasses and disease
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Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Date taken
04-Nov-2020
Scientific name
Leptoptilos crumenifer
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That's a marvellous picture you've taken of this stork Mustafa; looks like he's about to raise a family too.

Many thanks for letting us see it my friend.
 

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