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Jabiru

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria). Along a sandbar of Piquiri river, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Elevation ca. 128 m (420 ft).

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger subsp. intercedens) and Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria). The Skimmer was asking politely if the Jabiru would leave its private sandbar. Along a sandbar of Ro Piquiri, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Elevation ca. 128 m (420 ft).

Fleeing human presence

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) and Pied Lapwing (Vanellus caymans) Sandbar along a tributary of Piquiri River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation. Pantanal, south of Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) The feet belong to me!!! Congratulations to those that got the puzzle right!!! Sexes similar. These birds stand 1.53 m (5.0 ft) with a massive wingspan of 2.3-2.8 m (7.5-9.2 ft) and as you can see, they do fly (lol). On average they live 36 years, in the wild, an...

Showing off his immense strength by carrying a feather!

Jabiru with some serious veins showing. I guess that's how they try to keep cool - and the temperature was over 40 degrees.

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) and Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), Fazenda Sao Francisco, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) Very large birds, not conspicuously so without perspective but adult birds are up to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall, can have a wing-span of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) and can weight 8 kg (17.6 lbs). Their beaks can be over 30 cm long (ca.1 ft) in length. Photographed in river shallows along...