A shoebill frustrates a couple of lapwings by getting too close to their nest in the Mabamba swamp, Lake Victoria, Uganda in the second decade of September 2024. The majority of shoebills, estimated at between 5,000 and 8,000, live in swamps in South Sudan, Uganda, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. (Photo by Patrick Kientz/Naturagency/Solent News)
