Shoebill stork (oil on canvas)

Shoebill storks have a genuinely prehistoric look. As if they would carry some superficial knowledge hidden from us humans. I tried to portray this inexplicable power in this bird's eye. Perhaps shoebill storks have the closest look to feathery dinosaurs. Although the name suggests that they are a type of stork, they belong to the same family as herons and pelicans genetically. They live primarily in wet swamps in Africa, especially in Uganda.