 | I’m an endangered bird, but our population is growing. We nest in colonies. Our adults are extremely ugly with our wrinkled faces. Most Likely Found: In a pond, In the marsh When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Alligator Farm, Circle B Bar Reserve, Gatorland Rookery Read more: Wood Stork at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Wood Stork eBird range |
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August 8, 2010 - Barred Owl There were Wood Storks everywhere! As the Alligator Alley trail turned away from Lake Hancock, there were trees out in the marsh covered in birds, including herons, egrets, osprey, and storks. It was fun to see the number of juvenile Wood Storks. I took this picture during one…... Read more
July 31, 2010 - Circle B Sunrise The trees along the Alligator Alley trail were full of birds. I've never seen it this active before. Along the shoreline, the herons and egrets were startled by our presence and they flew off squawking. Overhead, a Carolina Wren fussed his little head off. (I guess we…... Read more
July 25, 2010 - Snowy Egret A couple of Wood Storks flew by as we stood there. By that point in the morning, the sun was climbing rapidly into the sky, and there was a lot of backlight. I kinda liked the resulting silhouette: Wood Storks Sushi for breakfast, anybody? This Osprey was certainly…... Read more
July 10, 2010 - The majority of the Wood Storks have left the rookery, and you can see them teaching their babies to fish in the south pond by the Papyrus Islands. This was one of the few storks who hung out in the rookery this morning: Wood Stork A bunch of the adult…... Read more
June 11, 2010 - Snowy Egret nest There were Wood Stork nests all over. The babies are pretty big. You can distinguish the adults from the babies because the babies have orange beaks and the adults have black beaks. (The babies are also cuter than the adults!) Wood Stork breakfast time I had fun…... Read more
May 8, 2010 - When you first enter the rookery, you are on a boardwalk in between several large oak trees. In the tops of those trees, the wood storks have made their large nests. A little farther down, the great egret chicks are getting older, and they constantly dance around, begging for food. …... Read more
May 1, 2009 - Bird Nests and Photographers (Look at those Lenses!!) Great Egret Mommy and Babies Little Great Egrets Great Egret Feeding Baby Great Egret Babies Great Egret Babies Tricolored Heron on Nest Snowy Egret Wood Storks Cattle Egret There were some other birds at the zoo as well, much more colorful, but…... Read more