Hammerkopf
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An adult Hammerkopf is a medium-sized bird who builds huge nests in trees near streams. This one is fishing. [Moremi NP, Botswana];
A pair of Hammerkopfs who will mate for life. [Lake Manyara, Tanzania].
Double image: The male (L image, far R in R image). This is a mature pair grooming and the male performing some courtship maneuvers. [Botswana].
Hammerkopf Pair Preening-triple image
A triple image of the Hammerkopf pair preening, and more courtship behavior by the male. [Botswana].
This Hammerkopf is carrying off a baby catfish. The irregularities (bumps) in the water are not waves, but the bodies of myriads of catfish struggling to survive in a pond which, because of a long drought, has become too shallow to cover them . I am sure that its huge nest is nearby in the woodlands. [Deteema, Zimbabwe].
