Caption

A shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) stands by its nest in the reeds, at the mouth of the Victoria Nile, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Date

Jul 25, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Birgit Koch

Reference

BRK26I99_094

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

125.4Mb (41.8Mb) / 27.0in x 18.1in / 8090 x 5419 (300dpi)

Keywords

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