A parent wood stork works with a large fish for its clamoring hungry chicks in this nest.

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A parent Wood Stork, Mycteria americana, maneuvers a large fish at the nest in order to feed its hungry young. A wood stork family is said to consume about 448 pounds of fish in one breeding season.

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Size: 2601px × 2757px
Location: Wakodahatchee Wetlands Florida
Photo credit: © Judy Lovell-Janthina Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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