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Black stork
Ciconia nigra
47.0525, 4.38372
Field Notes
Description:
A large wading bird that although widespread is a rare sight in Europe (wiki). Similar to the larger white stork, but the body is almost uniformally black. The beak is red as is the skin surrounding the eyes.
Notes:
This was a really strange sighting, I was photographing a group of buzzards that were circling high up in the sky when I spotted this black stork flying/gliding in the middle of the group. Is this a common behaviour?
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PublishedAugust 29, 2011
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