18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Observant Shoebill Stork on a papyrus marsh in Lake Victoria

At the end of a week-long photographic safari through Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda, the tour leader and I took a boat ride on the lake to see the rare shoebill stork. We were fortunate to see one on a marsh in the Lake and capture some unforgettable images. It seemed oblivious of our stares and cameras.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Camera: E-M1MarkII
Copyright: © Sandra Belitza-Vazquez