Ciconiiformes
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Waiting for the fish :) Location: Wilhelma Stuttgart (Germany)
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Waiting for the feeding of the penguins to steal their fish. :D Location: Wilhelma Stuttgart (Germany)
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And another heron waiting for the fishes… Location: Wilhelma Stuttgart (Germany)
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About to land on its nest this grey heron assumes a pose that makes me think of dancing. ++ Location: Wilhelma, Stuttgart (Germany)
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Two White Storks on their Nest / This Image was captured in West Palm Beach, Florida The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe (north to Estonia), northwest Africa, and southwest Asia (east to southern Kazakhstan). It is a strong migrant, wintering mainly in tropical Africa, down to the south of South Africa, and also in the Indian subcontinent. It is a huge bird, 100-125 cm (40-50 in.) tall, with a 155-200 cm (61-79 in) wingspan and a weight of 2.3-4.5 kg (5-10 lbs). It is completely white except for the black wing flight feathers, and its red bill and legs, which are black on juveniles. It walks slowly and steadily on the ground. Like all storks with the exception of the Leptoptilos genus, it flies with its neck outstretched. They rely on movement between thermals of hot air for long distance flight, taking great advantage of them during annual migrations between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. The shortest route south would take them over the Mediterranean, but since thermals only form over land, storks take a detour. The options are limited, because to the east lies the Arabian Desert, where it is difficult to find food and water – and to the west lies the Atlantic Ocean. This leaves two narrow migration corridors: eastern storks cross the straits of Bosporus to Turkey, traverse the Levant (Syria-Lebanon-Israel-Palestine), and then bypass the Sahara Desert by following the Nile, while western ones fly through the straits of Gibraltar. Either way, the storks can get help from the thermals for almost the entire trip and thus save energy. White storks breed in open farmland areas with access to marshy wetlands, building a stick nest in trees, on buildings, or special platforms. Because it is viewed as bird of good luck, it is not persecuted, and often nests close to human habitation. In southern Europe, storks’ nests can be seen on churches and other buildings. It often forms small colonies. Like most of its relatives, it feeds on fish, frogs and insects but also eats small reptiles, rodents and smaller birds. The white stork is almost silent except for the noisy mutual bill-clattering when adults meet at the nest. The White Stork is the national bird of Lithuania and Poland Click Images below to visit my Gallery / / Contact D R Moore / mail me / ADD Me to your Watchlist Here is another place to find my images / Thank You for Visiting my Gallery / Gallery Maintained by envelope150 / © COPYRIGHT NOTICE: NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO REPRODUCE OR DOWNLOAD ANY IMAGES WITHOUT MY EXPRESSED WRITTEN PERMISSION.THESE IMAGES ARE NOT TO BE USED IN ADVERTISING OR MASS REPRODUCTION OF ANY FORM. /
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A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is poised to capture a fish at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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This beautiful great blue heron (Ardea herodias) has just captured a wriggly meal. Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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This great blue heron (Ardea herodias) struggles with a wriggly piscean meal.
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A worm? A lizard tail? The tip of this great blue heron’s (Ardea herodias) long, pointy tongue hangs from its beak as if the bird had found a tasty annelid. Canon Rebel XSi / Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM / 1/320, f/5.6, 0.0, ISO 200, 131mm, hand held
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This great blue heron (Ardea herdias) seemed happy to let its tongue dangle from between its bill as it stood quietly on a log. Canon Rebel XSi / Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM / 1/320, f/5.6, 0.0, ISO 200, 131mm, hand held
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A quiet spot on a floating log provides a good place to preen for this great blue heron (Ardea herodias). Canon Rebel XSi / Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM / 1/320, f/5.6, 0.0, ISO 200, 200mm, hand held
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After a quick and deft strike, this great blue heron (Ardea herodias) pulled a bullhead fish from the water at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC. Waves from the strike are moving away from the bird in the lower right corner of the photo. Canon Rebel XSi / Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM / 1/640, f/4.5, 0.0, ISO 200, 168mm, hand held
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just as i get to the beach to take photos, i come across this huge, blue heron. just standing there. he didn’t seem bothered by me taking his picture. infact, he didn’t even care. / as soon as i got up, and wrapped up my camera, he left. it was my first time seeing a bird like that. lucky enough i was taking photos. seeing him fly reminded me of dinosaurs. i would of followed him if not for the stupid rocks around the beach (it was low tide when i saw it). would you believe i took this with a 55mm focal length with a 2.5 second exposure ? you better :) Note: This was displayed at a gallery showing at Exposure Gallery’s ‘Salon Show’ exhibit last june 19th, 2009. Taken at False Creek, Vancouver BC. Canada First Print I ever sold here!! hopefully not the last.
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