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marabou stork
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Marabou Stork
An immature with a fluffy feathered head, shorter bill and lacking the adult's pink throat sack; they take four years to reach full adult plumage. They feed mostly on carrion and are sometimes called the "undertaker bird." They are also famous for following grass fires and feasting on prey that...- jmorlan
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Marabou Stork
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Marabou Stork
I'm sure his mother thinks he's lovely! Not a prize-winner in a beauty competition.- AndyS56
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Marabou Stork
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- the_kenyanbirder
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Maribou storks and vultures
3 days prior to this the guide had lost his sunglasses. Imagine his surprise when we found this group of storks playing tug-o-war with them. He was reluctant to scare them off in case they carried the glasses off but eventually did approach them and safely retrieved the glasses, which needed...- Imageinnovator
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Marabou Stork
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Marabou Stork
Gambia November 2016 with Ebou Barry- d.flack
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MARABOU STORK
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Marabou Stork
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Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Not the prettiest bird but it has a place in the ecology- Dave Clark
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Marabou Stork
Nearly finished processing the 8,000 photos - doessn't leave me any time to look at other people's photos, sorry!- peterday
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Marabou stork
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Marabou Stork TANZ SER
This species of stork is common and widespread in East Africa. We saw it along shorelines, at mammal kills (typically together with vultures), and feeding on human rubbish.- rdavis
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Marabou Stork
Only a mother could love this face!!!!!!- Martin Hobbs
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MARABOU STORK
Reflection of Marabou stork and an old wooden boat.- eliasbayou
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MARABOU STORK
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MARABOU STORK
Every morning at Lake Ziway and other rift valley lakes it is a usual to see Number of Marabou Storks waiting for fisher men to scavange the left over of fish.- eliasbayou
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Marabou Stork
Could win the prize for the world's ugliest bird when you see it on the ground!- pstraughan
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Marabou Stork
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MARABOU STORK
MARABOU STORK ON RIM OF NGORO NGORO CRATER TANZANIA, IN EARLY MORNING MIST- brenfitz
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Marabou Storks - the bigger picture
Annually, in July & August, approx 1.5 million wildebeest migrate from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara in Kenya. Their final hurdle is to cross the river Mara. Unfortunately, in 2007, their arrival coincided with heavy rainfalls resulting in a very swollen and fast moving river. This, combined...- redbreast
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Marabou Storks at lunch
The Marabou stork has a varied diet which includes snakes, fish and other aquatic creatures. However they are also scavengers and are often seen (as in this shot) sharing the dining table with vultures. If you look closely (just to the right of middle) the shot does include a single White-backed...- redbreast
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Dermatology opinion required!
None too bonny up close!- Steve G
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marabou stork
This picture was taken from without a hide, built in the cellar of the Mountain Lodge, a beautifull lodge near Mount Kenya. This lodge is build semicirculair around a very old natural drinking place in the forest. This bird was coming very close so I could make this close up.- wim de groot
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Marabou stork
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