Shoebill  (Balaeniceps rex)

Eggs of shoebill, in nest
Eggs of shoebill, in nest
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com		Shoebill hatchling in nest
Shoebill hatchling in nest
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com		Shoebill hatchling and eggs in nest
Shoebill hatchling and eggs in nest
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com
Shoebill, head detail
Shoebill, head detail
© Ivan Teage		Shoebill
Shoebill
© Mike Powles / www.osfimages.com		Shoebill, head detail
Shoebill, head detail
© Kevin Schafer / www.nhpa.co.uk
Shoebill
Shoebill
© Martin Harvey / www.nhpa.co.uk		Shoebill plunging into water to catch fish
Shoebill plunging into water to catch fish
© Adam White / naturepl.com		Shoebill with fish prey in beak
Shoebill with fish prey in beak
© Adam White / naturepl.com
Pair of shoebills building nest
Pair of shoebills building nest
© Wilhelm Moller / www.ardea.com		Shoebill feeding chick in nest
Shoebill feeding chick in nest
© Wilhelm Moller / www.ardea.com		Adult shoebill standing over chick in nest
Adult shoebill standing over chick in nest
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com
Shoebill chick begging for food from adult
Shoebill chick begging for food from adult
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com		Shoebill showering chick with water to keep it cool
Shoebill showering chick with water to keep it cool
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com		Adult shoebill shading chick with out-stretched wing
Adult shoebill shading chick with out-stretched wing
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com
Shoebill preening feathers
Shoebill preening feathers
© Cindy Buxton / naturepl.com		Shoebill in bamboo swamp
Shoebill in bamboo swamp
© Daniel Heuclin / www.nhpa.co.uk