Head & Shoulder Portrait of a Mature, Elegant Wood Stork with facial detail of its forehead plate, bill texture and flinty neck.

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Portrait of a mature and stern looking Wood Stork at the beginning of the nesting season. This bird has a strong, elegant presence, the kind of bearing that has earned it the nickname Preacher Bird and have had storks depicted as being philosophical. Another nickname is "Old Flinthead" for the texture of its neck upon which it looks likely one could strike a match.

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Size: 2400px × 3000px
Location: Wakodahatchee Nesting Colony Florida
Photo credit: © Judy Lovell-Janthina Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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