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White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
39.4115, -7.68287
Field Notes
Description:
wiki: (...)Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and a long pointed red beak. Its two subspecies, which differ slightly in size(..)
Habitat:
Breed in the warmer parts of Europe (north to Estonia), northwestern Africa, southwestern Asia (east to southern Kazakhstan), and southern Africa. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering in Africa from tropical Sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as South Africa, or on the Indian subcontinent.
Notes:
Sunday afternoon: a huge tree holding nine white storks nests is shaken by the nesting activities and other preparations for the new generation to come that year. Caught this wonderful animal bringing a few sticks in its beak, while approaching the nest.
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White Stork
Species ID Suggestions
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 18, 2011
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