Wooly-necked Stork – Ciconia episcopus
by Harvey G (Photocommission.com) on Aug.02, 2010, under 1. At Flickr, 2. Other sites, eShop, Portfolio, Print for Sale, Road Trip, Wildlife
I am a Wildlife Photographer. I prefer it. It’s a passion.
Perhaps I don’t get out as much as NG photog’s but hey, I do what I can when I can. This stork was spotted by my wife at 100° behind the car and high up in a tree in the KNP after we had driven past it unnoticed. She is an excellent spotter. Just as I managed to turn around and get the car parked in a suitable spot, he took off. I watched him and he circled, and came back to land a short while later on the same branch offering me a better view. There must have been 1/2 dozen other cars that just drove past, seeing a “bird” and not interested, their loss 
Wooly-necks aren’t very common. It’s my first sighting of one in almost 30 years of visiting the KNP.
Shot with a Sigma 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 APO Macro for Nikon
Wooly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus (c) HarveyG Photography 2010
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August 4th, 2010 on 14:34
Maybe he saw the disappointed look on your face when he took off… 30 years nogal!! Mind you – I last saw one of these, I think when I was in St 5? But THAT’s NOT 30 years ago…
You can’t imagine how many people race down the rural/park roads and see ‘just’ another tree or bird. If they don’t get to see the Big 5 on day 1, their trip is a complete let-down. Shame.
August 4th, 2010 on 16:22
Lol, could well be, they have good eye sight
True re Big 5, they see a black blob in a tree and don’t think it’s worth even slowing down for.