Ciconia_ciconia_-Tsavo_East_National_Park,_Kenya-8.jpg
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Ciconia ciconia ciconia
English:
A White Stork at Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Its knees and lower legs are a whitish colour due to being covered by bird guano - an example of thermoregulation by
en:urohidrosis
. The nominate is the subspecies that migrates to the summer weather of Kenya, while it is winter in Europe.
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white stork Tsavo East feb 2007
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| Author | putneymark |
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