Wood Stork Pair

Portrait of a male (back) and female (front) wood stork. A recently formed breeding pair rest close to one another in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, a waste water treatment wetland in southern Palm Beach, close to the Everglades. Wood storks typically form new pairs each year.
Photo By/Credit
Photo by Mark Cook/SFWMD
Date Shot/Created
02/12/2018
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
An adult stork buries its head in the breast feathers of its mate during courtship in Wakodahatchee Wetlands near the Everglades.
Ecosystem
Wetland
Subject tags
Birds
Ecological restoration
Ecosystem recovery
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Resource management
Wetland restoration
Wetlands
Wildlife management
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife restoration