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A stork stands in the nest close-up. Blue background.

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White stork (Ciconia ciconia) standing on its nest on a cloudy day

$L 95-110cm, wS 180-218cm.\nBreeds in open farmland with access to swampy riversides, marshes and flood lands. Strongholds in E. Europe, declining in NW Europe.\nNests, often in small colonies, in stick nest (man made).\nSummer visitor, winters in tropical Africa.\nNotable passage at Bosporus and Gibraltar end Augustus, returns in April.\nFood: frogs,, insects, also snakes, young birds etc.\n\nIn the Netherlands since some decades more to see in the described habitats. Also due a breed programme in the western part of the country.$

Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) standing in the tree. Photographed in the Netherlands.

Saddle-billed Stork, blue sky background - Kruger National Park, South Africa.

A white storks standing on a pond in wetland nature reserve

$The White Stork is a large wading bird with white and black plumage, without sexual dimorphism. It is a well-known bird that does not go unnoticed in its environment.\nThe outline plumage and tail are white while the wings are two-tone. The flight feathers, alula, greater coverts and upper primary coverts are black, the rest white.$