Photo of the Day Contest, “Marabous Matatu Tree”

To participate and share your images,  please join Bush Warriors Photo of the Day Contest group on Facebook, which you can access by clicking here (http://www.facebook.com/groups/bushwarriorsphotooftheday/)

Marabous Matatu Tree

Photo Credit: Norma Troiano

The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.  It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, occurring in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially waste tips.  It is sometimes called the “Undertaker Bird” due to its shape from behind, cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of “hair.”

The Marabou Stork is sometimes considered as the largest wingspan bird with a reported wingspan of about 13.3 feet (4.06 meter).  When relying on the verified facts the Marabou Stork can be regarded as second in the list of birds with longest wingspan (the Marabou Stork bird with largest wingspan ever verified was not more than 10.5 feet or 3.19 meter).  In addition, it can have the credit of the land bird with the largest wingspan alongside the Andean Condor.

 

To share your wildlife photos with the Bush Warriors community, go to our Photo of the Day Contest Facebook page and upload your shots today!  All you need to do is upload them onto the wall.  Please do not create new albums, but rather upload each photo on its own.  Click here to view ALL of our Photo of the Day winners and for more information on the Bush Warriors Photo of the Day Contest.  Enjoy the beauty of nature, just as it was intended to be! 

 

The Bush Warriors Photo of The Day Contest is brought to you in partnership with Creative Visions Foundation.  Inspired by the life of Dan Eldon, a young Reuters photojournalist killed in Somalia in 1993, Creative Visions Foundation supports “Creative Activists” who use media and the arts to create positive change in the world.

Vote for your favorite photo each week.  The Bush Warriors Photo of The Week winner will go on to compete for the Bush Warriors Photo of the Monthand a chance to win a signed copy of Dan Eldon: Safari As a Way of Life of life.  

 

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