Storks (Family Ciconiidae) - Bird of the Month: March 2013

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Marabou Stork/Marabout d'Afrique
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Image this was a bit far away----for my camera :twisted:


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Maribou Stork

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Marabou storks

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Thanks Lis - your Marabou pics show the long, dangling throat sac clearly.

It has a long, dangling throat sac which is not associated with the ingestion of food; instead it is air-filled and probably used for courtship or breathing.
The naked 18-inch inflatable pink sac is particularly conspicuous during the breeding season.
It connects directly to the left nostril and acts as a resonator allowing the bird to produce a guttural croaking.


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:shock: Can you identify these skulls :-?

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1. Marabou Stork
2. Abdim's Stork
3. White Stork
4. Yellow-billed Stork
5. Black Stork
6. Saddle-billed Stork
7. Openbill Stork


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-O Well done, Dewi ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Hmmmmm..... Storks was the bird of the month for March 2013 , and the last post was on 18th March 2013 , therefore I hope it's OK if I post some new pics onto this thread , at this late date :-?

We usually see at least a few Saddlebills when we visit KNP , but in September 2013 , we saw quite a few , and almost every day .
Following are some pics which I feel I just had to share , and is a sequence involving a family , mom , dad , and Junior .

First , mom and junior :

Hey mom , how about giving me some food :O^

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Oh well , let me try dad . Just walk the walk O**


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Hey dad , how about it ;-)


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Well ......what do you say 0'


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Ag pleeeez daddy 0*\

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Remarkable, okie! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

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