Storks have large and heavy bills. Their nests are also very large and used year after year. They are mute, but clack their bills as a means of communication, especially at or near the nest. They eat insects, worms, fish, and small mammals. They are related to egrets, herons, ibises, and spoonbills, but not to flamingos.
Kruger National Park, South Africa. Orpen Dam lookout point is situated on the S32 gravel loop road near Tshokwane picnic site. The dam is named after Mr and Mrs Orpen, who donated 7 farms to the Kruger National Park. There is a thatch lookout point with a spectacular view and some restrooms.
Blue wildebeest are mainly found in short grass plains bordering bush-covered acacia savannas in southern and eastern Africa, thriving in areas that are neither too wet nor too arid. They can be found in habitats that vary from overgrazed areas with dense bush to open woodland floodplains.
