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Open bill with, well, an open bill! Mysore in Karnataka, India, has a great bird sanctuary filled with all sorts of species in a tiny area. :) 5D mkIII,Anastomus oscitans,Asian Openbill,Geotagged,India,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Open bill with, well, an open bill!

Mysore in Karnataka, India, has a great bird sanctuary filled with all sorts of species in a tiny area. :)

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent portrait man, showing exactly the main feature of this large bird. Posted 10 years ago

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The Asian openbill

The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is greyish white with glossy black wings and tail and the adults have a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible.

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Similar species: Storks
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Uploaded Feb 18, 2015. Captured Mar 29, 2013 14:48 in 1201, New Kantharaj Urs Road, Chamarajapura, Chamarajapuram Mohalla, Lakshmipuram, Mysore division, Karnataka 570004, India.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/8.0
  • 1/3200s
  • ISO800
  • 270mm