A Wood Stork came by low and slow. I was more than grateful for the chance of an in flight series of the big one.
In spite of those strange dangling feet they are still one of the most impressive birds when flying. You have to wonder hot they get up there in the first place.
This is the only Stork to breed in North America. Not that long ago their rookeries were limited to Florida. Good conservation has helped build large breeding colonies in Harris Neck, Georgia, and the ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Very glad to hear they are making a slow recovery. We were fortunate to see a breeding pair at Huntington last year.
Each year gets much better. Almost common now 😁😁