Marabou, Leptoptilos cruminiferous
Marabou stork eat a lot of fish as well as scavenging off carcasses along with vultures. Here one watches the photographer whilst others along with a yellowbilled stork catch barbel and tilapia in the receding waters of the Okavango.
Size: 5100px × 3697px
Location: Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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