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Mycteria americana
The wood stork was seen behind ferns, cypress and mangrove trees. Such an area is perfect for nesting. To me, this stork’s head has a prehistoric look.
Seen behind cypress knees in a swamp in Big Cypress National Preserve.
It was once listed as endangered, then threatened for several years. Thankfully, the population rebounded and the near threatened status was downgraded, although the population is still decreasing due to ecosystem fragility in the Florida Everglades.
Spotted on Dec 20, 2015
Submitted on Apr 13, 2019
2 Comments
Glad to share, Tukup! I didn’t know until I visited the area, either. The head is kind of dinosaur-like.
Thanks Mauna. I didn't even know there were wood storks in the US.