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Paradise for storks in the Extremadura near Cáceres (Spain).

Eiffel Tower in summer season with flowers blooming, Paris. France

Collage and study of a large white stork flying towards the nest with its mate. In the background is the blue sky. The nest is built on a high metal pole.

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) standing on its nest on a cloudy day

The Eiffel Tower in Paris among the spring green trees

Two storks on their nest. Photo was taken in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands.

two stork on a green background in the wild

$L 95-110cm, wS 180-218cm.\nBreeds in open farmland with access to swampy riversides, marshes and flood lands. Strongholds in E. Europe, declining in NW Europe.\nNests, often in small colonies, in stick nest (man made).\nSummer visitor, winters in tropical Africa.\nNotable passage at Bosporus and Gibraltar end Augustus, returns in April.\nFood: frogs,, insects, also snakes, young birds etc.\n\nIn the Netherlands since some decades more to see in the described habitats. Also due a breed programme in the western part of the country.$