wood storks
Bald-headed marsh birds
Wood storks are large wading birds native to the Americas, distinguished by their bald, dark-skinned heads and long, curved bills.
They inhabit wetlands, swamps, and marshes, where they feed by sweeping their open bills through shallow water to catch fish and other aquatic prey.
Unlike most storks, they are the only stork species that breeds in North America.
We spotted wood storks nesting in the cypress trees along the river.
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- wading birdFowl of shallow waters
- billAmount owed, written
- blackDarkest possible hue
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
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- Florida WetlandsEverglades, cypress swamps, cypress swamp, mangroves, sloughs
- Okefenokee Swampalligators, cypress trees, blackwater, swamp water, peat bogs
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- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, marshland
- wildlife reservesnature reserve, wildlife corridors, wildlife corridor, wildlife sanctuary, game reserve
- Okeechobee RegionSouth Bay, levees, flood control, water management, sugarcane fields
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North American ground fowl
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