Buddy System

Wood Storks often feed in groups, that is not unusual. It is also common to see a couple of them get into an argument over who owns the rights to a fishing spot.

But until this morning, I had never seen a pair team up and use the buddy system to feed. These two went head to head for quite a while. They even found something they both wanted at the same time.

Of course that turned out to be a piece of wood, but they had the basic idea down fairly well!

14 thoughts on “Buddy System”

TJ on July 30, 2012 at 11:23 am said:

That’s funny

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- Phil Lanoue on July 30, 2012 at 12:58 pm said:
  
  It was quite interesting and amusing to see.
  
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Molly Argo on July 30, 2012 at 11:40 am said:

Oh wow! i have never seen these comical, gentle looking birds look better. You can actually see the excitement and amusement in their eyes as they find that oh so common piece of wood! You did such a fantastic job on capturing one of my favorite birds. Thanks for making me smile.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 30, 2012 at 1:00 pm said:
  
  Oh wow thanks so much for your very kind comments about these photos Molly! I’m so glad you enjoy and appreciate these unusual looking birds. Many are put off by their appearance but I find they can be quite interesting to observe and photograph.
  
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Jennifer on July 30, 2012 at 5:41 pm said:

Molly said it all! Cool birds, they look very intelligent.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2012 at 12:36 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot Jen! I’m not sure how intelligent they are. Sometimes they act so goofy it’s hard to tell. 😉
  
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Maleea B on July 30, 2012 at 8:12 pm said:

Fascinating….I love the variations in their coloring and markings. still my favorite birds…thank you. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2012 at 12:37 pm said:
  
  I’m so glad you enjoyed these wood stork pics Maleea!
  
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Kathy on July 30, 2012 at 10:48 pm said:

Wonderful series Phil, Looks like an adult is giving a youngster a lesson in the art of fishing. Beautiful closeup action. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2012 at 12:38 pm said:
  
  Thanks Kathy, glad you liked them! I think you could be right, it does look like it might an adult giving a juvie a bit of a lesson.
  
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victoriaaphotography on July 31, 2012 at 6:26 am said:

Great series of photos. Love the detail on the markings.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2012 at 12:39 pm said:
  
  I really appreciate you checking out the photos and your kind comment Victoria. 😉
  
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Ammi Shah on August 1, 2012 at 7:56 am said:

Very fascinating series of shots!!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 1, 2012 at 3:55 pm said:
  
  Thanks for checking them out Ammi!
  
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