Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) in a swamp, Mabamba bay, Lake Victoria, Uganda

balaeniceps rex freshwater lake adult alone posing lying in wait profile shot overview uganda bank rive vulnerable freshwater swamp ramsar convention site shoebill balaeniceps rex balaeniceps october nobody lake victoria freshwater lakes fresh water lake fresh water lakes adults single lonely only solo one lone posed pose settlings settling watchful be on the watch stalking being on the watch stalk at steal profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length water edge banks rive water edges vulnerable species freshwater swamps fresh water swamp fresh water swamps bog bogs ramsar convention sites with nobody freshwater wetland area area stage of development individual enumeration hunt behavior shot east africa africa threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species species environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites shoebill surfbird bird wild animal balaenicipitidae ciconiiformes aves tetrapoda vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota african great lakes world lake