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All eyes on shoebills…
With BBC Africa’s recent footage of a shoebill nest in Bangweulu making headlines I’ve realised its high time I put some photos and facts up here about the Bangweulu swamp’s flagship species. Shoebill (Baleaniceps rex- meaning ‘whale-head king’) occur only in … Continue reading
Posted in Swamp life, Uncategorized, Wildlife and reserves
Tagged balaeniceps rex, Bangweulu, Bangweulu swamps, Bangweulu wetlands, bird rehabilitation, black market bird trade, Carl Huchzermeyer, imprinting, Kapotwe, Kapotwe shoebill, Ralf Mullers, Rescued shoebill, Schuhschnabel, Shoebill, shoebill chick, shoebill stork, skoenbek, tame shoebill, whale-headed stork
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Rain on the wind- the end of a long, dry season…
Apologies for the lack of recent updates- it’s been an eventful few months. Since the rain was switched off in May, access and working conditions in the field improved which has resulted in my data collection going far more smoothly. … Continue reading