Part of a large flock of Yellow-billed Stork fly into the Ruaha River to feed. Like most stork they cover big distances by thermalling to great height

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Part of a large flock of Yellow-billed Stork fly into the Ruaha River to feed. Like most storks they cover big distances by thermalling to great height and then leisurely gliding to new feeding areas.

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Size: 6000px × 3148px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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