Out of all the animals that you might see when visiting Africa, one of the most amazing is the Marabou Stork. This impressive and ugly bird can stand nearly 5 feet tall and have a wing-span approaching 10 feet wide.
In 2008 during our first extended visit here to Kampala for the taping of season 2 our director, Dennis, was having lunch with our executive producer, Richard, on the patio at the Serena hotel. As they were dining there they noticed these gigantic birds walking not far away in the gardens. Never having seen a bird like this before they asked the waiter, "What is the name of that bird there?" The waiter said he didn't know, but he would find out for them.
He came back a few minutes later and informed them that, "The bird's name is Peter, but I don't know his surname."
In both Kampala and Nairobi you can see large flocks of Marabou soaring high in the sky and you often see dozens of them nesting in the trees.
My friend, Raj, in trying to describe these birds described them as "nearly Beryl-sized", referring to a member of our Nairobi staff, pictured here. For the record, Beryl has nicer legs.
In 2008 during our first extended visit here to Kampala for the taping of season 2 our director, Dennis, was having lunch with our executive producer, Richard, on the patio at the Serena hotel. As they were dining there they noticed these gigantic birds walking not far away in the gardens. Never having seen a bird like this before they asked the waiter, "What is the name of that bird there?" The waiter said he didn't know, but he would find out for them.
He came back a few minutes later and informed them that, "The bird's name is Peter, but I don't know his surname."In both Kampala and Nairobi you can see large flocks of Marabou soaring high in the sky and you often see dozens of them nesting in the trees.
My friend, Raj, in trying to describe these birds described them as "nearly Beryl-sized", referring to a member of our Nairobi staff, pictured here. For the record, Beryl has nicer legs.
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