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Two storks on their nest. Photo was taken in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands.

White storks on a roof (Ciconia ciconia) in early spring

White Stork, Ciconia ciconia on the nest in Oettingen, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany in Europe. Ciconia ciconia is a bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings

Stork standing in her nest staring into the distance with blue sky in the background

White stork (ciconia ciconia) walking on the roof of a house. Bas-Rhin, Collectivite europeenne d'Alsace,Grand Est, France, Europe.

A stork stands on his nest and takes care of his chicks

Jonge ooievaars op een late zomeravond op het nesten de Franse Elzas

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) standing on its nest on a cloudy day

$L 95-110cm, wS 180-218cm.\nBreeds in open farmland with access to swampy riversides, marshes and flood lands. Strongholds in E. Europe, declining in NW Europe.\nNests, often in small colonies, in stick nest (man made).\nSummer visitor, winters in tropical Africa.\nNotable passage at Bosporus and Gibraltar end Augustus, returns in April.\nFood: frogs,, insects, also snakes, young birds etc.\n\nIn the Netherlands since some decades more to see in the described habitats. Also due a breed programme in the western part of the country.$