marabou stork
The Marabou Stork is a frequent scavenger, and the naked head and neck are adaptations to this, as it is with the vultures with which the stork often feeds. In both cases, a feathered head would become rapidly clotted with blood and other substances when the bird's head was inside a large corpse, and the bare head is easier to keep clean.
Location Kisumu, East Africa, Kenya, Africa
Info F 6.3 1/1000 ISO 200 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
| Country | Kenya | State | East Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Kisumu | Weather | Sunny |
| Continent | Africa | Day | Kisumu |
| Activity | Lake Victoria Boat Ride | Tour | GAP (Great Adventure People) |
| Date | 2007:09:20 12:14:38 | Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Width | 1766 |
| Height | 2355 | Flash | Off, Did not fire |
| Focal | 300.0 mm | Exposure | 1/1000 |
| F Number | 6.3 | ISO | 200 |
| White Bal. | Auto | Program | Aperture-priority AE |
| Compensation | 0 | Hyperfocal | 769.47 m |
| Latitude | -0.145091666666667 | Longitude | 34.7369361111111 |
| Altitude | 72.40671541 m | File Size | 2.0 MB |