Wood Stork Not Woodstock

[Virgo10]

Yay! I finally had my camera and spotted a Wood Stork. Here's a blurb about this endangered species.

The wood stork is an endangered species. This means that there are not many left, and that we need to protect them. Pollution and habitat destruction (due to building and development) are the stork’s major enemies. In the past 60 years their number has dropped from 60,000 down to approximately 9,000. The health and existence of the wood stork is a good way for us to measure the health of the wetlands where they live. Since the wood storks are disappearing, what does that tell us about our wetlands?

I'm not sure just how endangered these huge birds really are. Assuming that I'm not seeing the same birds over and over again, I've seen 10 of them in the 15 months we've been here.

As for the turtles, I haven't got a clue of what type they are just that they were pretty.

Enjoy!

 

[gallaj0]

Nice; it's nice to think that while I sit here waiting for the blizzard tonight, somewhere there are turtles sunning themselves, and bird just hanging out, rather than gorging at my feeder.

 

[chyam]

Nice; it's nice to think that while I sit here waiting for the blizzard tonight, somewhere there are turtles sunning themselves, and bird just hanging out, rather than gorging at my feeder.

Well I would love to be in a blizzard for a couple of days! Espcially if it were near a ski resort! But honestly FL is going to be downright cold starting tonight and for the next couple of days......a high of 52 tomorrow!! Oh yeah I know that sounds warm to you but to us it may as well be below zero

 

[Sylvester McBean]

it's cold already. I see fewer wood storks that spoonbills and sandhill cranes. a neighborhood next to ours had a couple of families that were feeding sandhills (very illegal). when they had to cease, the cranes started tearing up their cars and their houses. those are big, mean birds.