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10 pieces Lego Lesser Adjutant (秃鹳 / Burung Botak) Parit Jawa, Muar. (Make use of the crack brown plate As diorama base :p

The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

 

One of the main attraction of Parit Jawa, especially during the October-March migration season, is the birdlife.

 

Though there is a regular traffic of fishing boats winding its way through the muddy channels, and though there are local people going about their business near the jetty the bird fauna seems unperturbed.

 

The most noticeable of the birds are the Lesser Adjutants, by sheer virtue of their size. Standing at 120 cm tall, with a white body and black wings this species is unmistakable. Comically, its head is virtually bald, apart from a sparse covering of fine hair-like feathers.

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Uploaded on March 11, 2020
Taken on March 11, 2020