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The Quirky Shoebill One of the most fascinating birds I've ever seen. When traveling Uganda, this bird was on top of my photo bucket. With my girlfriend we toured the country for a month and this bird was avoiding us wherever we went. Even Lake Victoria's swamps we couldn't see it. At the end we decided to travel to remote Lake Albert where they were more abundant. The four day trip paid off - we ended up with three encounters (among other bird life) and this is my favourite photo. Balaeniceps rex,Geotagged,Lake Albert,Shoebill,Uganda Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

The Quirky Shoebill

One of the most fascinating birds I've ever seen. When traveling Uganda, this bird was on top of my photo bucket. With my girlfriend we toured the country for a month and this bird was avoiding us wherever we went. Even Lake Victoria's swamps we couldn't see it. At the end we decided to travel to remote Lake Albert where they were more abundant. The four day trip paid off - we ended up with three encounters (among other bird life) and this is my favourite photo.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Shoebills are so cool! Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Worth the effort, high value species intro, thanks so much for sharing! Posted 4 years ago
  3. View NattyOne's profile
    NattyOne
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    Love these Luka, is one to see!! Posted 4 years ago
  4. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    What a face! Posted 4 years ago
  5. View Barry's profile
    Barry
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    You are a lucky man - they are difficult to see. Posted 4 years ago
  6. View Luka Esenko's profile
    Luka Esenko
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    Thank you all for your comments. This is an extraordinary bird and I hope to see it again someday! Posted 4 years ago

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The Shoebill

The Shoebill also known as Whalehead or Shoe-billed Stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. Although it has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified in the order Ciconiiformes, its true affiliations with other living birds is ambiguous. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Luka Esenko
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By Luka Esenko

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Uploaded Mar 8, 2021. Captured in Unnamed Road, Uganda.
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