Even a mother wouldn't love this face! Well, she might because she probably looks about the same! This is an adult Wood Stork sitting on the top of a fairly tall tree along the river.

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Nov 13, 2015 12:57:28 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Well, she might because she probably looks about the same! This is an adult Wood Stork sitting on the top of a fairly tall tree along the river. I believe there is a nesting pair because another appeared to be sitting nearby and it did not move around.

Nikon D7100 w/Tamron 150-600

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Showing off his legs

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Nov 13, 2015 12:59:50 #

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent shots Carol.

Nov 13, 2015 13:02:57 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

angler wrote:

Excellent shots Carol.

Thank you Jim.

Nov 13, 2015 14:15:51 #

tramsey Loc: Texas

I agree the Wood Stork has got to be one the ugliest birds in the world. However your photos of it are super

Nov 13, 2015 14:23:10 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

tramsey wrote:

I agree the Wood Stork has got to be one the ugliest birds in the world. However your photos of it are super

Thank you very much. They don't look bad from a distance but close up is pretty bad!

Nov 13, 2015 15:43:46 #

Farkle Loc: Salt Lake City, Utah

Carol,
I like both shots. #1 download is very nice.
Thanks for sharing.

Nov 13, 2015 15:48:56 #

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

The problem with a good photographer taking a photo of an ugly bird, Carol, is that it shows just how UGLY it really is. Aren't there any pretty birds in your neighborhood?

Nov 13, 2015 16:05:08 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Farkle wrote:

Carol,
I like both shots. #1 download is very nice.
Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Phil. I like the first shot best but like that you can see the legs in the other shot.

Nov 13, 2015 16:09:06 #

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

He may be unattractive, but your shots bring out the best of him Carol. Very good captures. :D

Nov 13, 2015 16:11:02 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Bob Yankle wrote:

The problem with a good photographer taking a photo of an ugly bird, Carol, is that it shows just how UGLY it really is. Aren't there any pretty birds in your neighborhood?

Bob, I promise there are some pretty ones! Next post should be the pretty ones from the same outing. This time of year we see a big increase in the variety of birds.

Nov 13, 2015 16:13:58 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Sylvias wrote:

He may be unattractive, but your shots bring out the best of him Carol. Very good captures. :D

Thank you for the nice comment Sylvia. The stork would be pleased - unattractive sounds a lot better than ugly!

Nov 13, 2015 16:22:40 #

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

tramsey wrote:

I agree the Wood Stork has got to be one the ugliest birds in the world. However your photos of it are super

I don't want to hijack this thread, but I think there is uglier. Check out this visitor to my apartment balcony in Washington, DC. Actually there was a pair of them that hung around for several days. I suspect there were lots of rats around somewhere for food (in DC? Really?? Between the White House and the Capital, you say???)