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Ciconia ciconia One of the southernmost nests in the world. The adolescents are practicing flight, but sare still afraid and land back on the nest. Ciconia ciconia,White Stork Click/tap to enlarge

Ciconia ciconia

One of the southernmost nests in the world. The adolescents are practicing flight, but sare still afraid and land back on the nest.

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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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Similar species: Storks
Species identified by Ori Fragman Sapir
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By Ori Fragman Sapir

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Uploaded Jul 11, 2020. Captured Jun 28, 2020 16:43.
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  • ISO100
  • 72mm