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Shoebill
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Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

Shoebill moves on having eaten a lungfish
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Habitat
Swamp
Location
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
Date taken
12th October 2018
Scientific name
Balaeniceps rex
Equipment used
Canon 7D Mk11 plus 100-400mm lens
AlanS
It really is a strange bird and slightly comical looking with its massive bill and big head. Quite prehistoric in a way. Nicely photographed.

Alan.
 
KC Foggin
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Another awesome image of this species. Looks like something out of the prehistoric days.
 
N
Alan is right........you can tell,by looking at this bird,that the decendants of birds were dinosaurs.Cracking image.
 
delia todd
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If ever I went to Africa, that's one species I'd love to see.

He always looks happy, doesn't he LOL.

A super picture - very well done lad.
 
Kits
Two fabulous captures of this hungry bird, Michael.
 

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