Wood Stork

Funny Sitting Position

A Wood Stork sitting in the grass. As you look at the image you might think that its knees are going the wrong way, but those are actually its ankle bones bent in that direction.

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John Weisgerber

March 31, 2022 4:34 pm

Interesting bird for sure. Nice capture.

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Mike Warner

March 31, 2022 6:49 pm

Reply to John Weisgerber

Thanks. There are other birds that sit like this it’s just that we rarely see birds sit on the ground.

Leegramas

April 7, 2022 6:25 am

He appears to be well fed!

Birder2011

April 8, 2022 4:16 pm

Very nice. I need to see one of these birds.

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