Wolfgang Praegler & Gudrun Mirbach-Praegler
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A selection of bigger aquatic birds in Tanzania
      On   our   travels   to Tanzania,   we   have   seen   lots   of   colourful   birds.   On   the   following   photos,   you   can   see   a   small   selection   of aquatic birds. There are in this order: Flamingos    are   living   on   salt   lakes   in   great   numbers   -   The   Yellow-Billed   Stork    is   a   big   stork   -   Another   big   stork   is   the   Saddle-Billed   Stork    -   Completely   black:   African   Openbill   -   The   ugly   one:   Marabou   Stork   -   The   African   Sacred   Ibis    - The    Hadada   Ibis    -   Glossy   Ibis    -   A   Little   Bittern   -   The   Crowned   Crane   -   Goliath   Heron   (Giant   Heron)   -   Little   Egret   - African Spoonbill  - Pelican
Flamingos on flight A flamingo running on water before starting There are great numbers of Flamingos on the salt lakes Flamingos on the Momella lakes Flamingos have a very special bill to filter food out of the water Lesser Flamingos grow up to 95cm A Flamingo is filtering food out of the water A Yellow-Billed Stork Another big stork is the Saddle-Billed Stork The Yellow-Billed Stork grows up to 105cm Measuring up to 150cm: The Saddle-Billed Stork The African Openbill grows up to 95cm The Marabou Stork measures up to 155cm The Marabou is not the most beautiful stork The African Sacred Ibis has a bill pointing down The Hadada-Ibis has a dark plumage A Hadada-Ibis with its metallic shiny plumage Another Ibis is the Glossy Ibis The Little Bittern is a small heron The Crowned Crane is a beautiful bird and grows up to 95cm The Goliath Heron (Giant Heron) is the biggest heron, measuring up to 150cm The Little Egret has brass-coloured feet The African Spoonbill grows up to 95cm Measuring up to 180ccm, Pelicans are among the biggest birds able to fly