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Marabou Stork by Rich Lindie
Photo of the Day – The exceptionally ugly Marabou Stork is one stork you probably don’t want delivering your baby. With its black cloak like-like wings, skinny legs and almost-bald head the Marabou Stork is so unattractive that it has earned itself the unfortunate name of the ‘undertaker bird’. Despite appearances however, this stork, which stands at about 1.5 meters in height, is still fascinating. With a wingspan that can reach up to 3 meters, it soars the skies with great elegance and as one of the heaviest birds that can fly, is well adapted for flight with hollow legs and toes which help to reduce its weight. Like other scavengers, it sports a bald head, which is much easier to keep clean when feeding on carcasses. This stately individual was photographed by Rich Lindie in Awasa, Ethiopia, part of the bird’s greater distribution across tropical Africa.
Marabou Stork by Rich Lindie
Photo of the Day – The exceptionally ugly Marabou Stork is one stork you probably don’t want delivering your baby. With its black cloak like-like wings, skinny legs and almost-bald head the Marabou Stork is so unattractive that it has earned itself the unfortunate name of the ‘undertaker bird’. Despite appearances however, this stork, which stands at about 1.5 meters in height, is still fascinating. With a wingspan that can reach up to 3 meters, it soars the skies with great elegance and as one of the heaviest birds that can fly, is well adapted for flight with hollow legs and toes which help to reduce its weight. Like other scavengers, it sports a bald head, which is much easier to keep clean when feeding on carcasses. This stately individual was photographed by Rich Lindie in Awasa, Ethiopia, part of the bird’s greater distribution across tropical Africa.