The Battler of the Lake

These striking birds can fly for up to eight hours as they search for food. The large bird sways gently on the tallest branch and his fluffy down feathers balloon around him with the gentle wind. Using the waves on the surface of the lake, you spot the telltale ripples of a fish having briefly broken the surface to catch an insect or to snag a tasty fallen seed. With the help of your binoculars, you study the banks of the lake and the shallows just beyond the sand for the bubbles of air and the ripples that a slumbering hippo makes beneath the surface.

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