Wood Stork Evening Flight

Wood stork wings tips generally appear black. But if the sunlight hits them just right, such as in this early evening flight across the salt marsh, their wing tip feathers can almost glow with a green iridescence.

12 thoughts on “Wood Stork Evening Flight”

Raewyn's Photos on January 30, 2015 at 7:58 pm said:

Great capture.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 31, 2015 at 12:30 pm said:
  
  Thank you, glad you liked seeing ‘Woody’!
  
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naturesnippets on January 30, 2015 at 9:33 pm said:

Such an amazing picture!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 31, 2015 at 12:31 pm said:
  
  Wood storks are big and often amazing birds, thanks so much for looking and commenting!
  
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  - naturesnippets on January 31, 2015 at 12:47 pm said:
    
    I bird watched for years and butterfly watched for years too. So, it’s nice to see pictures of ones I never saw.
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on January 31, 2015 at 2:01 pm said:
      
      Well I’m glad I was able to present a new bird. 🙂
      
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foxleylady on January 31, 2015 at 2:21 pm said:

What a beautiful effect!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 31, 2015 at 6:56 pm said:
  
  It’s funny how 90% of the time those wings look black until the sun hits them just right…
  
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anotherday2paradise on February 1, 2015 at 2:45 pm said:

Awesome image, Phil. The colours are so beautiful.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 9, 2015 at 11:01 am said:
  
  Thanks Sylvia, it’s now gotten to the point of where it could be possible for us to see a wood stork at any time of year. It used to be that seeing one or two in summer was a big deal. Good news.
  
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The Lite Rider on February 3, 2015 at 6:15 pm said:

I see that iridescence. Lovely! That is a great shot of his wings being forward — with his unusual face and bill showing through.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 9, 2015 at 11:03 am said:
  
  The usual black wings lighting up green does look nice and they sure do have an, ah, unusual face. 🙂
  
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