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Woolly-necked Stork, Yala, Sri Lanka This is its typical daytime behavior: slowly walking on the ground, heads down, in search for amphibians, small reptiles, and large insects. Asia,Ciconia episcopus,Sri Lanka,Woolly-necked Stork,Yala Click/tap to enlarge

Woolly-necked Stork, Yala, Sri Lanka

This is its typical daytime behavior: slowly walking on the ground, heads down, in search for amphibians, small reptiles, and large insects.

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The Wooly-necked stork

The woolly-necked stork or white-necked stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Asia and Africa.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 9, 2015. Captured Nov 14, 2014 11:09.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO450
  • 400mm