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Hamerkop with outstretched wings after takeoff

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) with outstretched wings after taking off from a pool of water formed by the receding floodwaters in Okavango Delta. The wader pushes its wings forward as if cupping the air to change the angle of attack and produce lift.

Jao Flats - Okavango Delta, Botswana

Digital image ID: Micheline_Rouquet_20160422_009896

Created: April 22, 2016

Author: Micheline Rouquet

File state: Final

Digital image size: 10.7 Mpixels (30.5 MB uncompressed) - 4000x2667 pixels (13.3x8.8 in / 33.9x22.6 cm at 300 ppi)

Digital image keywords: Birds, Botswana, Ciconiiformes, downstroke, flapping flight, Flight, Hamerkop, Jao Flats, mirrored reflection, Okavango Delta, outstretched wings, takeoff

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