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White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Photo by animaisfotos
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Field Notes

Description:

wiki-ref: (...)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:

wiki-ref: 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:

Some love demonstrations are neck breaking. Hope you enjoy it.

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Comments (4)

I love this photo. And thank you for your comment--I am hoping to upload more pictures soon!
Wonderful photo! what a comfortable position that stork seems to have put himself in..... :D
Their eyes are so crisp... looking right at us... agreed beautiful photo of a beautiful bird

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