Cyril Ruoso / Catfish caught with nets and smoked. They are the favourite prey of the Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Bengweulu swamp, Zambia.

Cyril Ruoso / Conservationist dressed in Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) costume used to feed hand reared chicks before they are released. Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) in flight, Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) in flight, Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) displaying, Bengweulu Swamp Zambia

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) landing. Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia.

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) catching a catfish. Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia.

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) catching a catfish. Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia.

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) chick, age two months at the nest. Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) chick, age two months at the nest. Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia

Cyril Ruoso / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) chick, age two months at the nest. Bengweulu Swamp, Zambia