Eos 7d with ef 100-400L Endangered Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) swallowing a lung fish

Endangered Shoebill stork catching and swallowing a lung fish near Mpigi swamp in Uganda. This bird feeds primarily on the lung fish that can be it's doom when extinct. Vid shot with my EOS 7d and a 100-400L lens while very close to this massive stork. Photo's are on http://www.flickr.com/photos/gipukan/

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• shoebill
• fish
• lung
• extinct
• shoe
• bill
• stork
• mpigi
• uganda
• africa
• hunting
• 7d
• 100-400L

[gipukan]

I only have a photo of him taking off on my flickr page. They normally fly very high and one can not spot them or they fly away from you in a straight line to land out of your sight with their back towards you.

[gipukan]

Got to flickr and search for Gipukan. It's there :)

[gipukan]

looks like i'm not allowed to post a web link to my photo's that I made at the same time.

[gipukan]

Thx ppl, the photo I took is at

[gipukan]

test

[TheDrawer4life]

I FOUND THE LOFT WING FROM SKYWARD SWORD

[lelusio]

i want to see how this bird flying.

[djmooreorless]

We love the Shoebill, Great eyes...check him out

[ZorrisPorris]

mothefucking badass stare