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Wednesday, April 04, 2018

The wonderful Shoebill !

A friend asked if this is a man dressed up as a bird...  I said yes !















© Hans Hillewaert CC / BY-SA 4.0
But it IS a bird around 4 feet tall !


Shoebills live in East Africa..


Shoebills forage in mud banks for frogs, fish - and small crocodiles !


It has a habit of standing still for long periods...


Shoebills generally remain solitary.. and dont speak much. 


Shoebills are very docile and permissive when it comes to humans.


They will not threaten humans, but will only stare right back at them.


Both parents participate in every aspect of nest building, incubation and chick rearing.








There are only a few thousand shoebills left on earth. 

It is upto you and me reducing our energy use, and use of materials and food, and water use.. to ensure shoebills remain with us...

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