The Wood Stork
Odd looking stork, it seems that its legs bend forwards and backwards, and its head is truly bizarre. This awkward looking bird is between 85 and 115cm tall, and has a wingspan of 140-180cm.
The wood stork is on the endangered species list. It can be found in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina where it seeks out cyprus trees or mangroves in marshy areas.
It fishes in the shallow waters for fish and frogs but will also munch on large insects, rodents and lizards.
As the great blue heron at home, this bird breeds in colonies with groups of nests up in a tree. The eggs and young are food for corvits, skunks and raccoons. Raccoons can sometimes wipe out an entire colony of eggs. The adult birds have few predators except for the occassional alligator.
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