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Mycteria ibis
Large wading bird with white, pink and black plumage. The bill is long and yellow and the face is red. The last image is of one building a nest. "Its a medium-sized stork. Length: 97 cm; average body weight for males: 2.3 kg; for females: 1.9 kg. Plumage mainly pinkish-white with black wings and tail; bill yellow, blunt, and decurved at tip." - Wikipedia
San Diego Zoo Safari Park. "It occurs in Africa south of the Sahara and in Madagascar." - Wikipedia
"The Yellow-billed Stork is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012
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