Large "storky" bird I.D. please - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

06/15/2007 07:41:00 AM · #1

They gave the name of this bird at the show, but I didn't quite hear it, and now I want to be able to give this shot a caption. Any help from you birders would be much appreciated!

CEJ

Canon EOS-40D

06/15/2007 07:42:18 AM · #2

Looks like a heron of some type...or some kind of large, storky bird... :)

Message edited by author 2007-06-15 07:43:34.

GabrielS

Nikon D80

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

06/15/2007 07:47:33 AM · #3

Marabu.

Message edited by author 2007-06-15 07:52:26.

MaryO

Nikon Z8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8

06/15/2007 07:55:22 AM · #4

Yeah, it looks like a Marabou, except the head isn't red and it doesn't appear to have a wattle or that weird red fleshy thing behind the neck. Maybe a youngster? Where was this bird?

ETA: great shot

ETA: image (not mine, but that's what the ones in the zoo here look like ... they're not very pretty)

Message edited by author 2007-06-15 08:03:03.

06/15/2007 07:57:50 AM · #5

Originally posted by MaryO:

Yeah, it looks like a Marabou, except the head isn't red and it doesn't appear to have a wattle. Maybe a youngster? Where was this bird?

ETA: great shot

This bird is near Toronto, Canada, but that's meaningless because this was a bird show and they had a variety.

06/15/2007 08:00:47 AM · #6

My wife says it is a type of pelican...

Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8

06/15/2007 08:08:18 AM · #7

Originally posted by MaryO:

Ah yes!!!

Thank you

GabrielS and

MaryO !

:-)

MaryO

Nikon Z8

06/15/2007 08:11:50 AM · #8

Y'er welcome. Now I can feel like I've actually accomplished something today ;-)

kenskid

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

06/15/2007 10:39:52 AM · #9

From looking at the picture you posted of the bird I think I can say the the scientific name for that bird is:

Storkybirdus man_inbackgroundis

ellamay

Canon EOS-1D Mark II