Painted stork taking off
I took this photo in the small yet captivating village of Kokere Bellur near Bangalore, India. Painted stork are as common as crows and pigeons for a reason yet to be found. They have become a part of the village. Numerous painted storks are seen on the roofs of houses and street lamps. Almost every tree in the village is a home to a group of painted storks. The painted storks are like a boon to the village. Their droppings are very good manure for agriculture, which is the village's key occupation.
This village is a place worth visiting.
The Painted Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers give them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch.
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