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White stork and co Sparrows building around the stork nest. Bulgaria,Ciconia ciconia,Geotagged,White Stork Click/tap to enlarge

White stork and co

Sparrows building around the stork nest.

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The White Stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm from beak tip to end of tail, with a 155–215 cm wingspan. The two subspecies, which differ slightly in size, breed in Europe, northwestern Africa, southwestern Asia and southern Africa.

Similar species: Storks
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Apr 13, 2013. Captured May 30, 2012 09:57 in 301, 5915 Kozar Belene, Bulgaria.
  • Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
  • f/4.5
  • 1/1244s
  • ISO200
  • 18.595mm