Sujet

Nesting marabou stork colony in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Marabou are a large wading bird of the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and is found in both wet and dry habitats. Because of its

Légende

Nesting marabou stork colony in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Marabou are a large wading bird of the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and is found in both wet and dry habitats. Because of its

Date

20 mars 2014

Crédit

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Hosking

Notre référence

BRK22E90_456

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53.9Mo (18.0Mo) / 45.0cm x 30.0cm / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Africa Aves Bird Birds Botswana Botswanan Breedin Brood Ciconia crumenifera Ciconiidae No People Okavango Delta Okavango River Okavango Swamp Southern Africa Stork Storks Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming adult adult animal adult animals alluvial land alluvium animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals behavior behaviour big bird colonies bird colony boggy breed breeding breeding area breeding colonies breeding colony breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time breedings countryside courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping cub delta deltas deserted display displaying dry empty estuaries estuary families family fledgling fledglings flock flock of flock of birds great group of animals hatchling incubate incubating juvenile juvenile bird juveniles landscape landscapes large marsh marsh area marshland marshy mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mouth muddy nest nesting nesting site nesting sites no one nobody offspring out outdoor outdoors outside perform the courtship display protected area pup reserve reserves river river delta river mouth rivers rutting season sanctury scenery shorebird social behavior social behaviour social behaviours suckling swamp swamps swampy swarm swarm of birds uninhabited wader wading bird wading birds wetland wetlands woo young young animal young animals young bird yuvenile Leptoptilos crumeniferus Marabou Marabou stork Marabou storks courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting overawing