A Yellow-billed Stork slowly sweeps its touch sensitive bill through the muddy waters of a drying up pool in the Katuma river.
A Yellow-billed Stork slowly sweeps its touch sensitive bill through the muddy waters of a drying up pool in the Katuma river. Each season the Katuma River gradually dries up leaving a feast of fish trapped which makes a feast of gigantic proportions for waterbirds and other predators.
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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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