PAINTED STORK , DWARKA,
GUJARAT, INDIA
T he Painted Stork is large member of Stork
family. They are found in south east Asia
and overall in India. The Scientific Name is
Mycteria leucocephala and in Gujarati its
called etc in other region or areas.They have
long, heavy, yellow bill, featherless orange
yellow face, head is bare and orange or red-
dish in colour. The legs are yellow to red but
looklike white due their habit. They are 36
to 40 inches tall and weighting around 2 to
3.5 kg. Mostly the males are larger than fe-
males. Painted storks breed on trees either
in mixed colonies along with other water
birds. They seen in pairs, parties and large
congregations near water bodies like shal-
low water places, dry watered places, lakes
etc. They are takes Fish, frogs, crabs and
snakes in their food.The breeding season
begins in the winter months shortly after
the monsoons.
NIKON D500 + 200-500mm E ED VR , MANUAL ,
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D500 +
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E ED VR ,
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NIKON D500 + 200-500mm E ED VR , MANUAL
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