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Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large wading bird that uses its beak to filter the water for fish and crustaceans. Overall white with black feathers on wings. Large pink head with black beak in adult. This is a juvenile with pinkish beak that turns black as it matures

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

This juvenile was standing by water's edge and appeared a little lost. Was there for over an hour, no adult in sight. Did not appear sick or injured.

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Comments (6)

Thanks DC. I took a month off to download my collection. Took a while. I also went through and deleted my unknowns as I had over 500 and I figured they wouldn't get Id'd. Glad to be back. Also there is a Facebook page called Florida Wildlife & Nature Photography Forum. You should check it out
I haven't been on at the same time as you in a long time, James! Nice to see another of your great shots!
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2016

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