User:Yardcock

Yardcock @ Wikipedia Talk to me! To Do List Personal Links My Articles Major Contributions Utilities wikiBOOKS wikiSOURCE METAwiki

Today is Sunday, February 2,(UTC)2025; it is now 15:50 (UTC) Picture of the day The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. Its closest relatives are thought to be the pelicans and the shoebill, in the order Pelecaniformes. 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 a medium-sized waterbird with brown plumage. It is found in Africa and Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks, and rocky coasts. This hamerkop was photographed at Lake Baringo in Kenya.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

---

For fantastic work on the Olympic Medals Tables, you have been awarded the Barnstar. Davodd