The shoebill also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes based on this morphology. Shoebill storks are masters of patience. They’ll sit in the water for hours on end, sometimes submerged up to their waists, as the creepy crawlies swim around them, poor things unaware

Shoebill storks don’t blink. They calculate. Standing over 4 feet tall with a beak built like a battleship, this bird is one of nature’s most intense apex hunters. You don’t see a shoebill. It sees you. 🪶🧠 #shoebillstork #shoebillbird | Discvr Blog