NVBA News Blog
American Robin. Photo: Mick Thompson/Audubon Photography Awards
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June Bird of the Month
You’d think with a name like the Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex), this four-foot-tall monstrosity, with wings spanning seven feet across, would be in the stork family. It’s actually more closely related to pelicans.