The Wood Stork is one of Florida's signature wading birds.
It is a
long-legged, awkward-looking bird on land that soars like a raptor in
the air.
Like many Florida birds associated with wetlands, the Wood
Stork has suffered from the destruction and degradation of our state's
wetlands. Today, the Wood Stork is classed "Endangered" by the State of
Florida and the federal government.
It feeds in shallow water, stirring the bottom with its unlikely pink
feet and snapping up small prey that are unlucky enough to encounter
the bird's sensitive bill.
They nest in early spring, just in time for
the traditional season of lowest water when prey items will be
concentrated in shrunken wetlands, providing good hunting so the storks
can feed their young.
What do Wood Storks really like to eat?
My neighbor's flowers!!
