Pair of Saddle-billed storks at rest, Male in the foreground.

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This pair of saddle-billed storks are at rest (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis). The stork is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. (Wikipedia) . Which feeds mainly on fish, frogs and crabs, and reptiles and smaller birds. They move in a deliberate and stately manner as they hunt, in a similar way to the larger herons.(Wikipedia) The saddle-billed stork breeds in forested waterlands and other floodlands in tropical lowland. It builds a large, deep stick nest in a tree, laying one or two white eggs weighing about 146 g each. It does not form breeding colonies, and is usually found alone or in pairs. The incubation period is 30–35 days, with another 70 – 100 days before the chicks fledge. (Wikipedia)

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Size: 4825px × 3196px
Location: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photo credit: © Mike Wesson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: beak, bill, bird, ephippiorhynchus, feed, hunt, legs, long, neck, plumage, saddle-billed, senegale, stork, wade, wattle, yellow