My thoughts and feelings about the wildlife I see. I am drawn to the vanishing wildlife I encounter, such as the wood-white butterfly, the nightingale and the endangered smooth snake. To these could be added the ancient Shoebill Stork, the Mysterious Marabou, the Mountain Gorilla and the Chimpanzee....and a host of others, great and small.
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Tuesday 22 June 2010
Marabout Stork
The magnificent Marabout Stork is one of the most amazing birds in the world. Hunched like some grotesque old man in the swamps it is truly spectacular. It is named after the "marabout" or West African holy man, dressed in simlar drab colours, and often hunched over his beads and bones.....This bird is one of a group of spectacular giant storks. Sadly they are all in decline and two species are hovering close to extinction in Asia.
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