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White Stork couple on best, Beekse Bergen, Netherlands Zoo photo. It used to be somewhat common in the Netherlands for white storks to nest on people's chimneys, but nowadays it's a rare sight. Beekse Bergen,Ciconia ciconia,Europe,Netherlands,White Stork,World Click/tap to enlarge

White Stork couple on best, Beekse Bergen, Netherlands

Zoo photo. It used to be somewhat common in the Netherlands for white storks to nest on people's chimneys, but nowadays it's a rare sight.

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The White Stork

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.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 1, 2022. Captured Sep 10, 2020 10:42.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO64
  • 290mm