Saddle-billed stork

The Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae.
This is a huge bird that regularly attains a height of 150 cm (5 feet) and a 270cm (9 feet) wingspan. The male is larger and heavier than the female, with a range of 5.1-7.5 kg, the female is usually between 5 and 6.9 kg. It is probably the tallest, if not the heaviest, of the storks.

Saddle-billed stork seen here with an African fish eagle stealing its fish, along the shores of Lake St. Lucia.
Saddle-billed stork seen here with an African fish eagle stealing its fish, along the shores of Lake St. Lucia.
Saddle-billed stork seen here with an African fish eagle stealing its fish, along the shores of Lake St. Lucia.
Saddle-billed stork seen here with an African fish eagle stealing its fish, along the shores of Lake St. Lucia.
Saddle-billed stork seen here with an African fish eagle stealing its fish, along the shores of Lake St. Lucia.
Saddle-billed stork flying along the shoreline of Lake St. Lucia
Saddle-billed stork flying along the shoreline of Lake St. Lucia
Saddle-billed stork flying along the shoreline of Lake St. Lucia
Saddle-billed stork flying along the shoreline of Lake St. Lucia
Saddle-billed stork flying along the shoreline of Lake St. Lucia
Saddle-billed stork

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