Stork Portrait
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Stork Portrait
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
High key portrait of a Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) from Smyrna Beach, Florida.
The wood stork is a large American wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was formerly called the "wood ibis", though it is not an ibis. It is found in subtropical and tropical habitats in the Americas, including the Caribbean.
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January 10th, 2015
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Comments (7)
Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured in the ANIMAL MANIA Group gallery! You are invited to post your work in the feature archive discussion.
Bette Devine
Wonderful shot! Is it called a "wood" stork because of its dark, wood-like head and neck. So strange on a white body!
Jurgen Lorenzen replied:
Thank you, Bette! These birds nest in tall trees and one of its folk names is Flinthead:-)