Monday, December 19, 2011

Wood Storks: Everglades Indicator Species

The Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) is the only breeding stork in North America, and is an indicator species for the health of the Everglades.

This large wading bird has been taken off the Endangered list, and is now considered a Threatened species.







It's always a great day to go birding in Florida!

3 comments:

  1. Wonderful post filled with fantastic photographs! I was recently vacationing on the west coast of Florida and spent a lot of time observing and photographing these interesting birds. A joy to visit your terrific blog!

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  2. Beautiful photos.
    I wish you a very merry Christmas to you my friend

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  3. Florida is the perfect city for photographers birds...Beautiful..Happy new year ..

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