African Birds - Hamerkop Catching Frogs | Seen On Safari

On safari in Africa it is the mammals taking the glory but the birdlife is abundant, beautiful and active.
Here we see a Hamerkop catching frogs in a small puddle in the vast Mara ecosystem in Kenya.
The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. The shape of its head with a long bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, which has given this species its name after the Afrikaans word for hammerhead. It is found in Africa, Madagascar to Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks, and rocky coasts. The hamerkop, which is a sedentary bird that often shows local movements, is not globally threatened and is locally abundant in Africa and Madagascar.
Filmed in the Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya
Filmed in 4K UHD resolution using the Sony AX100 video camera
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