saddle-billed stork

Out of turacos and hornbills, I only saw one of each during my visit - but I didn´t search very much because I´d already seen these species before.

A pair of saddle-billed storks in Gora Ark aviary.

Saddlebill stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) and blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi)

Saddlebill stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

Do note that this image was taken on September 2nd, 2023, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in Powell, Ohio, USA.

A saddle-billed stork seen on the Harambe Wildlife Reserve during the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride.

The safari area, part of the Harambe Wildlife Reserve. A saddle-billed stork can be seen on the right.

I visited the zoo on August 2nd during my Philly vacation. I hadn’t been to the zoo since 2007 and had visited the zoo often in the late 90’s and early 2000’s so I knew my experience was going to be drastically different from those times I had in the past. In June I had emailed the zoo to see if...