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Hamerkop takeoff downstroke in mirrored reflection

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) giving power stroke to take off from a pool of water formed by the receding floodwaters in Okavango Delta. Droplets of water repelled from the outstreched wings seem to connect with the wader's mirrored reflection.

Jao Flats - Okavango Delta, Botswana

File state: Final

Digital image keywords: Birds, Botswana, Ciconiiformes, Flight, Hamerkop, Jao Flats, mirrored reflection, Okavango Delta, takeoff

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