White Stork, Ciconia ciconia, captive, preening feathers, Europe, long-distance migrant, wintering in Africa from tropical Sub-Saharan Africa to as fa

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White Stork, Ciconia ciconia, captive, preening feathers, Europe, long-distance migrant, wintering in Africa from tropical Sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as South Africa, or on the Indian subcontinent. When migrating between Europe and Africa, it avoids crossing the Mediterranean Sea and detours via the Levant in the east or the Strait of Gibraltar in the west, because the air thermals on which it depends do not form over water.

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Photo credit: © Robert Pickett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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