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  1. White Stork, 2022 (Schleich Farm by Schleich)

    Review and images by Animal Lover; edited by bmathison1972

    The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is an elegant, graceful bird. It is a long-distance migratory bird, migrating from as far as southern Africa, where it spends the winter. In the past, due to habitat change, far fewer storks bred in Northern Europe. However, with conservation and reintroduction programs, breeding has resumed in […]

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    #Ciconia #CiconiaCiconia #whiteStork #Schleich

  2. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

    ✧ white stork ✧

    The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100 to 115 centimetres (39 to 45 inches) from the beak tip to the end of the tail, with a wingspan of 155 to 215 centimetr...

    #Ciconiaciconia #Ciconiidae #Africa #SouthAfrica #Spain #Wikipedia
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  3. Dutch storks follow the migratory route via Spain and make the crossing to Africa via Gibraltar. A #Stork is an excellent flier with slow wing beats that makes good use of thermals. Dutch storks are partly moving away, at least 1/5 spend the winter here. Migratory birds return from February and leave again from August. Here's a shot of one returning on the nest.
    #BirdsinLatin #CiconiaCiconia
    #Birdphotography #Birds #Birdsofthefediverse
    #BirdsofMastodon #Wildlife #Wildlifephotography #Nature