Wood Stork
by Rebecca Herranen
Title
Wood Stork
Artist
Rebecca Herranen
Medium
Photograph - Painting - Digital Art - Photography
Description
Wood storks are large and hefty wading birds, with their body shaped something like a football with long legs. They have long necks, and long thick bills which make a lot of noise clacking together when squabbling with each other. Their feathers are white but when flying they have black on the wings. The head is bald and the neck is covered with scales, but as you can see it almost looks like pieces of wood stacked on top of each other.
When it comes to breeding and nesting they hang close together in trees out in the middle of ponds. This type of community is called a rookery. They stand about 3 feet tall which is quite a site to behold as they all try to perch upon a single small tree. I've seen as many as 15 pairs on one small tree. Unusual and interesting birds to watch.
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March 8th, 2021
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Alex Mir
Congratulations, Rebecca! Your outstanding photo is now featured in the 100 Favorite group! Fav
Alex Lapidus
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is featured in the Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the April - June 2024 Feature Archive discussion for additional visibility.
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Timo!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "All about Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Jennie Breeze
Wow! Great capture. A new & unusual bird for me. I read the description, but where was it photographed? I've added you to my Watchlist. F/L Following.
Rebecca Herranen replied:
Thanks Jennie, this handsome guy was captured at a wildlife reserve called Wakodahatche in South Florida. They nest there, quite a sight to see
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