Wood Storks Feed and Flight

I spent some time yesterday evening with a group of Wood Storks in the salt marsh at low tide. Wood Storks can be very entertaining to watch! They generally arrive at a feeding area in small groups, and once there they begin to probe around in the shallow areas for fish and other marine species. They may feed as a big group or break into smaller groups or even hunt individually. But then when it becomes time to move on, they quite often do this one at a time. All it takes is one stork to decide it’s time to go, then one by one the rest of the group follows along to their new location!

8 thoughts on “Wood Storks Feed and Flight”

birdladync on July 19, 2012 at 5:00 pm said:

I really like these especially the one with the fish jumping.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 20, 2012 at 8:12 am said:
  
  Thanks very much for looking and commenting! That one turned out to be a favorite of mine.
  
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Maleea on July 19, 2012 at 5:03 pm said:

I think these are my favorites. They have so much character. Not classically beautiful maybe but spectacular in their own right. I love how big they are yet they can defy gravity and perch up high. Thank you for sharing a bit of their world.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 20, 2012 at 8:13 am said:
  
  So glad you liked the wood stork photos Maleea! Well, they may not be much to look at up close but they are quite elegant flyers and can be interesting to observe.
  
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Molly Argo on July 19, 2012 at 10:57 pm said:

These Birds are also some of my favorites, They all have a ‘wise’ look in their face and you show that part of them so well. You really do some nice work!

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- Phil Lanoue on July 20, 2012 at 8:15 am said:
  
  Thanks very much Molly. I often tend to overlook the wood storks but they can be fun to watch and photograph.
  I really appreciate you checking out the pics!
  
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Jennifer on July 23, 2012 at 10:45 am said:

I like the wood storks too , they have character. You do them justice!

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- Phil Lanoue on July 23, 2012 at 5:44 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Jen!!
  
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