Storks have the ideal wind loading to take advantage of thermals to move from A to B with the minimum of energy expenditure.

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Storks have the ideal wind loading to take advantage of thermals to move from A to B with the minimum of energy expenditure. Here a marabou and Yellow-billed Storks fly between pools of the drying Katuma River

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Size: 5500px × 3667px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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