Sometimes there is such proximity between crocodiles and possible prey that makes me think that some members of the species do not eat meat!. Here are a couple of examples:
Perhaps the crocodile knew that stork meat tastes awful?
But there are other examples where crocs have ignored other potential prey.
I am sure buffalo meat is good for crocs but probably they were too full to bother them that day.
During our recent visit to Mana Pools National Park we saw a Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) feeding in one of the pools that give the name to the park. This was nothing strange as we often see these birds in that pool.
What was unusual was that the stork was feeding very close to a semi-submerged crocodile of a size that could have gone for it!
What else can I add? My immediate thought was that the stork meat must be so bad tasting that this is its best defence!
A Bushsnob in Africa 