Title

Young Marabou Storks nesting in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Marabou are a large wading bird from the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and is found in both wet and dry habitats. Because of se

Caption

Young Marabou Storks nesting in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Marabou are a large wading bird from the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and is found in both wet and dry habitats. Because of se

Date

Mar 20, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Hosking

Reference

BRK22E90_455

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (18,0Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3546 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa Botswana Botswanan Breedin Brood Ciconia crumenifera Ciconiidae Ciconiiformes Marabou Storks No People Okavango Delta Okavango River Okavango Swamp Southern Africa Stork Storks alluvial land alluvium animal animals animals in the wild big bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests boggy breed breeding area breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time countryside cub delta deltas deserted dry empty estuaries estuary families family fauna fledgling fledglings great habitat hatchling incubate incubating juvenile juvenile bird juveniles landscape landscapes large marsh marsh area marshland marshy mouth muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody offspring out outdoor outdoors outside parental care protected area pup reserve reserves river river delta river mouth rivers sanctury scenery shorebird sibling siblings suckling swamp swamps swampy uninhabited wader wading bird wading birds wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography young young animal young animals young bird yuvenile Aves Bird Birds Leptoptilos crumeniferus Marabou Marabou stork Marabou storks animal behavior animal behaviour behavior behaviour breeding breedings care social behavior social behaviour social behaviours