Tuesday, February 25, 2014

White Stork

White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Ethiopia
15 January 2014

    This is the iconic stork with which everyone is familiar from the images of it nesting on roof tops and other locations close to human habitation. In fact, in many areas it has become singularly dependent on such structures, and is the stork which delivers babies according to popular legend.
    It winters throughout eastern and southern Africa, with some birds in the Horn of Africa. This individual was seen in a small wetland on the way to Sof Omar.





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David M. Gascoigne,
David M. Gascoigne,

I'm a life long birder. My interests are birds, nature, reading, books, outdoors, travel, food and wine.

7 comments:

  1. Karen25 February 2014 at 11:22

    That's quite a beak! Great images of this handsome bird.

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  2. Irma26 February 2014 at 03:30

    Beautiful photos of the Stork.

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  3. Noushka26 February 2014 at 04:08

    Superb David!
    Pic N°2 is stunning!
    It is quite unusual to see photos of these birds in such a decor!

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  4. Daniel26 February 2014 at 08:10

    Great shots!

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  5. Sonja26 February 2014 at 15:34

    I wouldn't say I was familiar with this species, so it is great to see some varied images of it.

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  6. Helma2 March 2014 at 05:32

    Great as you have photographed. These beautiful stork
    Beautiful David :-)

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  7. Dział Przyrody MŚO5 March 2014 at 06:30

    Beautiful pictures. Your blog is very interesting. Best regards!

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