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Ciconia ciconia
wiki-ref: (...)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(..)
wiki-ref: 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.
Some love demonstrations are neck breaking. Hope you enjoy it.
Spotted on May 6, 2009
Submitted on Mar 13, 2011
4 Comments
I love this photo. And thank you for your comment--I am hoping to upload more pictures soon!
Wonderful photo! what a comfortable position that stork seems to have put himself in..... :D
Their eyes are so crisp... looking right at us... agreed beautiful photo of a beautiful bird
Wow. Man this is a beautiful photo!