Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta). The hammerkop is found in all wetland habitats in sub-saharan Africa, Madagascar and southwest Arabia. Hammerkops are wad

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Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta). The hammerkop is found in all wetland habitats in sub-saharan Africa, Madagascar and southwest Arabia. Hammerkops are wading birds and their food includes fish, frogs, rodents and similar small animals. The hammerkop nest is a huge haystack-like construction, almost 2 metres wide, which is reused each year. Photographed in Ethiopia.

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Size: 6144px × 4096px
Location: Eאיןםפןש
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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