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Free images of Birds - Storks Note
on large files: Very large files may be bigger than your
screen. Some
of these images have been photographed at and posted with the very kind
permission of the Toronto Zoo. Please
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Storks are large, long-legged wading birds. They typically have long necks and long bills. They live in drier habitats than their closely related herons, spoonbills and ibises. There are 19 living species of stork. Did you know... that storks are mute and communication by clattering their bills? Storks are gregarious and colonial breeders. A group of storks is called a "muster" or a "phalanx". They build their nests in trees.
This species of stork lives in both wet and arid habitats. It prefers savannas and grasslands, but must be within flying range of an aquatic habitat where fish are stranded. This poor creature has been named one of the ugliest animals. It is sometimes called the "undertaker" bird because from behind it looks like a funeral representative with a black cloak, skinny legs and a tuft of white hair. Birds stand over five feet tall and have a wingspan of more than 10 feet. This bird is a scavenger and often eats with vultures. Its diet consists of carrion (flesh of dead animals), scraps and just about any animal that it can swallow. Range:
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Toronto Zoo Marabou Stork - 1 Medium - 640 x 480 Right click on above image and chose "save as". Large - 4608 x 3456 - Large images now only available by email request.
Toronto Zoo Marabou Stork - 2 Medium - 640 x 480 Right click on above image and chose "save as". Large - 3007 x 4007 - Large images now only available by email request.
Toronto
Zoo Marabou Stork - 3 Medium - 640 x 480 Right click on above image and chose "save as". Large - 1511 x 2013 - Large images now only available by email request.
Toronto Zoo Marabou Stork - 4 Medium - 640 x 480 Right click on above image and chose "save as". Large - 2824 x 2118 - Large images now only available by email request.
Mycteria americana - Wood Stork Not
a particularly pretty bird, the Wood Stork is another wading bird in the
Ciconiidae stork family. It used to be called the
"Wood Ibis", not to be confused with the White Ibis. The Wood Stork is a subtropical and tropical species
breeding in South and Central America including the Caribbean.
They can be identified by their featherless heads. ► Did you know.... that Wood Storks fish by opening their bills under the water and wait for fish to pass by. They snap their bills shut and capture their prey. Range:
South & Central America and the Caribbean. The only breeding
stork in the United States.
The
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a great site
Wood Stork - 1 (Photographed in Florida) Medium - 640 x 480 Right click on above image and chose "save as". Large - 4608 x 3456 - Large images now only available by email request.
Wood Stork - 2 (Photographed in Florida) Medium - 640 x 480 Right click on above image and chose "save as". Large - 4608 x 3456 - Large images now only available by email request.
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The
European white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is one of the most
recognizable birds. It is pure white except for black
flight feathers, a bright red bill and legs. It has been a
part of many symbols in multiple cultures including Egypt,
Greece, China and Israel. They sometimes represent
fertility, springtime and good luck. In Roman times and in
the Netherlands, if a stork built a nest on your roof, it was
seen as a blessing.
