American Wood Stock by danapommet
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Description
The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is an American wading bird in the stork family. The adult is a large bird which stands 33 to 45 inches (83 to 115 cm) tall and with a wing span of 58 to 71 inches (140 to 180 cm) across the wings. Males typically weigh 5.5 to 7.3 lbs (2.5 to 3.3 kg) and females weigh 4.4 to 6.2 lbs (2.0 to 2.8 kg) although large males can weigh up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg). The head is dark brown with a bald, black face, and the thick down curved bill is dusky yellow. The bare head and the long bill, which can measure up to 10 inches (25.5 cm) in length, render the wood stork distinctive from other large waders in its range. As of June 26, 2014 it is classified as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That is strange for us since we see 4 or 5 every day in south Florida. Photo taken at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands west of Delray Beach, Florida. Weight and length numbers from Wikipedia.
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Dana
Comments (31)
Very fine focus at 300MM! Well done!
Ho le bel oiseau... Merveilleuse capture mon ami. Merci également pour les informations concernant ce magnifique volatile.
A very beautiful big bird, and an excellent capture, Dana!
Very great capture !!! Excellent use of your 300 mm, not easy on the white feathers.
Excellent capture, and thanks for the infos, Dana !
I would have loved to have gone to the original Woodstock. Hendrix was awesome!!!!!!!!!! Seriously though, great work on this Dana.
belle prise!
Excellent shot Dana ,can I see a chick or another bird behind it.
the bird behind the wood stock is a member of the cormorant family and it is called an Anhinga.
What an interesting looking bird - never seen one in person - fine capture, Dana...
Marvelous capture, hate to hear it on the endangered species list a pity.
Very cool capture Dana
always love the great info you provide, Dana. killer capture and best lg.. hope you and Jo enjoyed your vacation.
I don't think I realised they got so big and heavy! Super shot!
A great shot of this very handsome bird Dana. He reminds of someone !!
very nice shot
What an impressive bird. xxx
I've never seen one, so being endangered doesn't surprise me; how lucky for you to have them near you! Wonderful capture of this fellow!
Outstanding capture Dana!!!
Gorgeous. Does he know he's supposed to be out delivering babies?
very good shot of it
A truly wonderful capture!
fabulous image
very beautiful bird and capture
Beautiful composition, he is on a perfect perch. Great shot.
Beautiful bird i think in French is (( une grue)) ((5++))
oh wow, never have seen one of them... a bit similar to a Marabu? perfect captured Dana!
Looks very similar to our Ibis, which well also call 'dump chooks' as they feed on all the scraps at the local rubbish tip. ~Cheers~
SWEEEET
An excellent study.
interesting info to this amazong bird and capture! ;o)