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| Wood Storks and Great Egrets in Early Morning Flight, Crooked Tree, Belize - March 2011 |
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Wood Stork Trivia:
Wood storks prefer to dwell in wetlands, and they can feed and nest in fresh, brackish, or salt water. They prefer to hunt in shallow water or muddy-bottom banks. Diet consists of fish, crayfish, amphibians, and even young alligators and snakes. Prey is caught by submerging its beak about two to three inches in the water and feeling for fish passing by. They are able to startle their prey out of their hiding places by stirring the water with their feet. Wood storks prefer to come together in colonies during nesting season. The nests are built near the top of trees or shrubs, sometimes as high as 100 feet. Females lay up to five eggs, and both parents help to incubate the eggs. The eggs hatch after 30 days and both parents feed and care for the young. (Source: link )
