Jaribu Saddle Billed Stork by danapommet
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Description
The Jaribu Saddle-billed Stork is found in sub-Saharan Africa. The adult is typically 48–55 inches (122–140 cm) long, has a wing span of 90–111 inches (230–280 cm) and weighs 17.6 lbs (8 kg). Large males may stand as tall as 5 feet (1.5 meters). The beak can be up to 1 foot (30 cm) long, slightly upturned, ending in a sharp point. This male is resting on his knees and note that they bend in the opposite direction from human knees. Taken at the Miami Zoo with my old Minolta camera. Info from Wikipedia.
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Comments (34)
bimm3d
wonderful bird and great info!! perfect photo!!
Faemike55
Great shot and interesting information, though I admit to thinking of the pain of trying to bend my kness like that.... Weird
efron_241
knew that the bird bends it knees like that.. horses, cats, elephants and such have the same with the hind legs of course. I think most animals would find us strange and scary... wonder when it happened that monkeys started to have the knees wrong great photo
beachzz
Beautiful creature!!
blinkings
Lovely. I wish my legs did that!
KnightWolverine
Ok...where's the baby kept ???..lol...Splendid Capture Dana!
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic bird !Interesting info !
jayfar
This is a beautiful shot of a fantastic looking bird.
whaleman
Totally exotic bird! I love the concept of resting on the knees — It wouldn't be much rest for me!
SIGMAWORLD
Very nice bird!
SSoffia
Wonnderful capture & composition !!!!
Madbat
Actually, those are technically his ankles, the drumstick is his calf, and the thigh is buried under skin. Most animals and birds actually walk on their toes, with the exception of elephants and hooved animals, which walk on fingers. (horse hooves are modified nails of the middle finger/toe) All those anatomy classes drawing skeletons paid off at last!! bows
durleybeachbum
Those are his heels! I wonder what size shoes he would take!
Rhanagaz
Excellent capture! :o)
TallPockets
''This male is resting on his knees and note that they bend in the opposite direction from human knees''. (You have NOT seen OLD TallPocket's knees!) WINK. TERRIFIC shot and narrative!
KateBlack10
Fantastic image Dana! I don't think I have ever seen one before. They sure are distinctive looking.
dakotabluemoon
Wow what a beautiful bird fantastic capture of a rare one.
MrsRatbag
What a strange and wonderful bird! Great shot!
flavia49
wonderful shot
Flint_Hawk Online Now!
An amazing bird & fantastic photo! Thank you for the information!
kbrog
Excellent capture! That is one really cool looking Stork. :)
mgtcs
A very impressive Bird Dana, excellently captured! Congratulations!
jendellas
He is handsome in an ugly sort of way, sorry Mr. Stork!!!
adrie
Wonderful capture my friend.
npauling
A wonderful capture of this very unusual looking stork. Amazing how they can rest like that with their knees bending like this. They would be very impressive standing upright.
sandra46
WONDERFUL SHOT
goodoleboy
Great Caesar's Ghost, what a magnificent patchwork of colors on that magnificent avian, Dana! I never knew this variety even existed! Stunning! You and your Konica Minolta took a super image of clarity, color and composition.
junge1
Beautifully captured Dana and very interesting information!
flora-crassella
a very interesting bird!!!!!
eekdog
interesting bird. great shot of it.