A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Ciconia ciconia
wiki: (...)Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and a long pointed red beak. Its two subspecies, which differ slightly in size(..)
Breed in the warmer parts of Europe (north to Estonia), northwestern Africa, southwestern Asia (east to southern Kazakhstan), and southern Africa. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering in Africa from tropical Sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as South Africa, or on the Indian subcontinent.
Sunday afternoon: a huge tree holding nine white storks nests is shaken by the nesting activities and other preparations for the new generation to come that year. Caught this wonderful animal bringing a few sticks in its beak, while approaching the nest.