Black Stork Gallery

Black Stork in a Landscape ca. 1780

The distinctive white neck feathers, purple-streaked wings, and red-tinged beak identify this tall bird as a woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus), a native species of India known for its unusual plumage and height. The meandering watercourse on the right side of the composition could be a reference to the riverine areas in which such birds are typically found. A digit from the bird's right foot rests upon its left, illustrating the artist's close study of the standing position of these creatures. This work, like the image of the nightjar (2004.175)nearby, has been attributed to a set of 658 ornithological paintings commissioned by the French serviceman Claude Martin

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Birds perching in tree at Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Boat trip to Prek Toal takes about two hours from Chong Kneas boat dock, upon arrival meet Prek Toal Environmental Research Station for guiding tour to birds sanctuary. The Research Station has information on the areas flora and fauna. The Biosphere covers 31, 282 hectares at the northwest tip of the Tonle Sap Lake and plays host to species including Greater and Lesser Adjuncts, Black headed Ibis, Painted Stork, Milky Stork, Spot billed Pelican, Grey Headed Fish Eagle and many more species

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White stork
Ciconia ciconia
nesting on Indian fig opuntias (Opuntia ficus-indica)
Lake Fetzara, Algeria

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