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Shoe Bill
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Harvey A. Ravitch |
Interesting face, good detail, textures. Well captured.. What kind of bird is this, please?
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- Shirley Sicurello Contact Shirley Sicurello Shirley Sicurello's Gallery |
Interesting, interesting bird!
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terrykorpelaphotography.com - Terry Korpela Contact Terry Korpela Terry Korpela's Gallery |
Thank You for the compliments Harvey and Shirley. This bird is called a Shoe Bill it gets between 5 and 6 feet tall and the males weigh around 12 pounds with the females a bit smaller at around 11. They come from tropical east Africa from Sudan to Zambia. Last time I checked, about 6 years ago there were only 10 in zoos in the United States with 5 of them at the San Diego Zoo. They are a very interesting bird to watch I have watched them for about an hour at one time a couple times. Going through zoos most people seem to go by the birds real fast. I am disabled so I do not mind watching birds for long periods of time and if they get close enough to me I will talk to them sometimes as long as an hour. My three favorite things to take pictures of are Birds, Models and Botanical gardens. I don't usually talk to flowers at the botanical garden though. Have a great day.
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Thomas L Willis |
I enjoyed seeing the bird and the description. Thanks, Terry.
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