The African openbill is one of the few birds that cannot close its bill... It always leaves a glitch - and this is clearly seen in the picture. This photo session belongs to one of the most shaky I've ever experienced. We had seen a few openbills at the southern tip of Lake Victoria the day before, but in an awkward light and too far away. Therefore, the next morning we took the opportunity to scan rice fields in the area, where they also occur frequently, hunting frogs and other small animals. When we were just about to give up after passing a number of fields, I caught sight of a small flock of seven or eight individuals, far away. Our driver, Richard, was hesitant at first, but then he helped me out on the poorly built, swaying embankments, on which we slowly approached the Openbills. I stopped and took series after series, as we approached. The individual in the photograph is a juvenile stork, which is obvious from the beutiful, silvery feather tips. When the storks began to look worried, we wobbled back - luckily without falling into the mud ...