PHOTOGRAPHY...BIRDS...THE SADDLE BILL STORK

It is the Tallest Stork in the World.
This is a big bird that grows to a height of 150 cm, a length of 142 cm and has a 2.4–2.7 m wingspan.
The male is larger and heavier than the female, weighing anywhere from 5.1–7.52 kg.
The female will weigh between 5 and 6.84 kg.

Kruger National Park.

The female saddle-billed stork will lay two to three eggs, at every breeding time.
The egg weighs approximately 146 grams, and the incubation period can last from 30 to 35 days.
Both parents will sit on the nest to incubate the eggs.
When the chicks hatch, they have white, downy feathers, covering their entire body.
As they grow older, their white downy feathers give way to a dull grey color before their feathers can become the black and white plumage of the adult storks.

Both parents feed the baby storks for 70 to 100 days after they've hatched.
This stork species doesn't breed every year.
The juvenile storks will live in close proximity to their parents for one or two years, until the next breeding period.

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