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Rinsing!

Rinsing! - Adult

Photographer

» Peter MacKenzie

Location

» Mabamba Swamp, Uganda

Country image taken

» Uganda

Date

» August, 2023

Equipment

» Sony a77II + Minolta 500mm

Bird Species

»Balaeniceps rex - Shoebill

Bird Species (French)

»Bec-en-sabot du Nil

Bird Family

»Balaenicipitidae - Shoebill

Bird Group

»Pelecaniformes Pelicans, Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Bitterns

Bird Status

» Vulnerable

Remarks

» It stooped to fill its mouth with water (and vegetation). Then it rinsed its mouth (and throat?) before voiding the lot.

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