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)
FredNunes
Very fine focus at 300MM! Well done!
Cyve
Ho le bel oiseau... Merveilleuse capture mon ami. Merci également pour les informations concernant ce magnifique volatile.
Jean_C
A very beautiful big bird, and an excellent capture, Dana!
ichtvan
Very great capture !!! Excellent use of your 300 mm, not easy on the white feathers.
Leije
Excellent capture, and thanks for the infos, Dana !
blinkings
I would have loved to have gone to the original Woodstock. Hendrix was awesome!!!!!!!!!! Seriously though, great work on this Dana.
jmb007
belle prise!
Katraz
Excellent shot Dana ,can I see a chick or another bird behind it.
danapommet
the bird behind the wood stock is a member of the cormorant family and it is called an Anhinga.
photosynthesis
What an interesting looking bird - never seen one in person - fine capture, Dana...
irisinthespring
Marvelous capture, hate to hear it on the endangered species list a pity.
Faemike55
Very cool capture Dana
eekdog
always love the great info you provide, Dana. killer capture and best lg.. hope you and Jo enjoyed your vacation.
durleybeachbum
I don't think I realised they got so big and heavy! Super shot!
jayfar
A great shot of this very handsome bird Dana. He reminds of someone !!
ia-du-lin
very nice shot
jendellas
What an impressive bird. xxx
MrsRatbag
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!
mtdana
Outstanding capture Dana!!!
drifterlee
Gorgeous. Does he know he's supposed to be out delivering babies?
jocko500
very good shot of it
Flint_Hawk
A truly wonderful capture!
flavia49
fabulous image
Richardphotos
very beautiful bird and capture
CavalierLady
Beautiful composition, he is on a perfect perch. Great shot.
mickeyrony
Beautiful bird i think in French is (( une grue)) ((5++))
aksirp
oh wow, never have seen one of them... a bit similar to a Marabu? perfect captured Dana!
jif3d
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~
MagikUnicorn
SWEEEET
e-brink
An excellent study.
sossy
interesting info to this amazong bird and capture! ;o)