Jaribu Saddle Billed Stork by danapommet
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Description
The Jaribu Saddle-billed Stork is found in sub-Saharan Africa. The adult is typically 48–55 inches (122–140 cm) long, has a wing span of 90–111 inches (230–280 cm) and weighs 17.6 lbs (8 kg). Large males may stand as tall as 5 feet (1.5 meters). The beak can be up to 1 foot (30 cm) long, slightly upturned, ending in a sharp point. This male is resting on his knees and note that they bend in the opposite direction from human knees. Taken at the Miami Zoo with my old Minolta camera. Info from Wikipedia.
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Comments (34)
wonderful bird and great info!! perfect photo!!
Great shot and interesting information, though I admit to thinking of the pain of trying to bend my kness like that.... Weird
knew that the bird bends it knees like that.. horses, cats, elephants and such have the same with the hind legs of course. I think most animals would find us strange and scary... wonder when it happened that monkeys started to have the knees wrong great photo
Beautiful creature!!
Lovely. I wish my legs did that!
Ok...where's the baby kept ???..lol...Splendid Capture Dana!
Fantastic bird !Interesting info !
This is a beautiful shot of a fantastic looking bird.
Totally exotic bird! I love the concept of resting on the knees — It wouldn't be much rest for me!
Very nice bird!
Wonnderful capture & composition !!!!
Actually, those are technically his ankles, the drumstick is his calf, and the thigh is buried under skin. Most animals and birds actually walk on their toes, with the exception of elephants and hooved animals, which walk on fingers. (horse hooves are modified nails of the middle finger/toe) All those anatomy classes drawing skeletons paid off at last!! bows
Those are his heels! I wonder what size shoes he would take!
Excellent capture! :o)
''This male is resting on his knees and note that they bend in the opposite direction from human knees''. (You have NOT seen OLD TallPocket's knees!) WINK. TERRIFIC shot and narrative!
Fantastic image Dana! I don't think I have ever seen one before. They sure are distinctive looking.
Wow what a beautiful bird fantastic capture of a rare one.
What a strange and wonderful bird! Great shot!
wonderful shot
An amazing bird & fantastic photo! Thank you for the information!
Excellent capture! That is one really cool looking Stork. :)
A very impressive Bird Dana, excellently captured! Congratulations!
He is handsome in an ugly sort of way, sorry Mr. Stork!!!
Wonderful capture my friend.
A wonderful capture of this very unusual looking stork. Amazing how they can rest like that with their knees bending like this. They would be very impressive standing upright.
WONDERFUL SHOT
Great Caesar's Ghost, what a magnificent patchwork of colors on that magnificent avian, Dana! I never knew this variety even existed! Stunning! You and your Konica Minolta took a super image of clarity, color and composition.
Beautifully captured Dana and very interesting information!
a very interesting bird!!!!!
interesting bird. great shot of it.