Photography: World of Birds

My Favourite old man...I captured this Maribou Stork's image at the World of Bird's in Hout Bay - Western Cape. He posed and strutted for me like a supermodel blissfully unaware that most humans might find his grisly head far from attractive. I instantly fell in love with his confidence and individuality. That was until the keeper started feeding him prematurely born chicken heads. The smell! The World of Birds is the largest Bird Park in Africa, with a serious collection of birds of Prey,owls, monkeys, porcupines - you name it. One of the biggest attractions is the Monkey petting enclosure where you can interact with the tiniest little monkeys that steal your credit card from your pocket and the elastic from your ponytail. Oh and the tame crow with the human ear fetish was pretty interesting too...