Have you ever seen a stork in the wild? If you live in North America, Australia or New Zealand, for sure you haven't but as a traveler. But if your home is at Europe, Africa or Asia, storks should quite likely be a part of your landscape, at least during some season in the year. For many Europeans, they are more than that, they are part of the culture.
All the 19 known species of storks but three live in the Old World, but the New World has three species living in Central and South America only. One of them (the jabiru, often
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Storks worldwide Nineteen species of storks have been recorded until date. They live mainly in...
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Painted stork The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) lives mainly in India and...
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Painted stork Mycteria species are inhabitants of wetlands and are well adapted to...
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Painted stork The three species of the Old World display yellow bill and red face,...
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Painted stork The painted stork is one of the beautiest storks in the world....
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Painted stork Though not rare in India, the painted stork is not easy to spot. It...
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White stork And the white and black storks (C.ciconia and C.nigra) are characteristic of...
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White stork Though not so remarkable as its close cousin, the white stork is also an...
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White stork But by the end of July, they begin to group for migration. Some take the...
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White stork Others prefer the Eastern route, and they cross the Bosphorus to reach...
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White stork If there is any bird loved in Europe, this is the white stork. It was...
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White stork For Spanish countrymen, the storks were useful predictors of the weather for...
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White stork And they didn't need to look for the storks, just to have a daily look on...
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White stork But some things are changing. In formerly rural places near to cities,...
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White stork And now happens that some storks do not migrate, but spend winter on place....
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White stork Then, both the residents and the migators coming occupe nests again for...
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White stork So, many mates you see one year in a particular place are the same you...
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White stork Once eggs have been delivered, both male and female cooperate for incubation....
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White stork Our home is placed in a perfect area for spotting white storks. The...
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White stork No less than 30 mates nest on the building every spring, and additional nests...
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White stork Old elm trees died there some years ago because of graphiosis (a fungal...
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White stork This series of pictures of white storks was taken on Thursday 1st April, and...
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