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Wood Stork

mycteria americana

Photo by JosephSpurr
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large water bird I rarely get to see so close. It was fun to watch him spread one of his wings to "herd" small fish where they could be more easily captured.

Habitat:

wetland

Notes:

Interesting and large bird. Fishing for small fish by "herding" them with wings.

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Spotted for Missions

Mission
Snakes of the Southeast U.S.
Photographed
PublishedMarch 22, 2012

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