flying marabou stork, marabou stork

The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, occurring in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially waste tips.

A massive bird, large specimens are thought to reach a height of 150 cm (60 in), a weight of over 9 kg (20 lbs) and have a wingspan of at least 3.2 m (10.5 ft). In the last regard, it shares the distinction of having the largest wingspan of any landbird with the Andean Condor. Unlike most storks, the three Leptoptilos species fly with the neck retracted like a heron.

Direction Drive 148.14 km or 2.47 hrs north east from last photo
Location Kampala, Enteppe, Bugala Island, East Africa, Uganda, Africa
Info F 6.3 1/640 ISO 100 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Country Uganda State East Africa
City Kampala, Enteppe, Bugala Island Weather Sunny and hot
Continent Africa Day To Ssese Island
Activity waiting for boat Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Date 2007:09:28 13:37:45 Make Canon
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi Width 1183
Height 887 Flash Off, Did not fire
Focal 300.0 mm Exposure 1/640
F Number 6.3 ISO 100
White Bal. Auto Program Aperture-priority AE
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 769.47 m
Latitude 2.97427222222222 Longitude 32.4284083333333
Altitude 1126.470085 m File Size 362 kB
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