Storks

The Sunday Challenge (TSC): BIRDS/BIRD -Living birds, not dead or ornaments

These wild storks made our zoo "Wilhelma" their home. They enjoy the easy life with abundant food- it remains to be seen whether they will migrate to Africa in the winter. Their predecessor stayed here because she had an injured leg and got used to the comfort of her surroundings ( the silly thing once foraged for food in the middle of a big road and got hit by a car...). If you look hard you can see sparrows bottom left- they build their nests underneath the storks' nest!
Inset a wider view of the building with the nest on top.

Other wild birds living in "Wilhelma" include cormorants, grey herons, mallards, coots and a large number of the usual birds found in parks and gardens.

, , , and 34 other people have particularly liked this photo

69 comments - The latest ones

©UdoSm ^club

Herrliche Aufnahmen...

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Tausend Dank, Udo! Ich habe unendlich viele Fotos von denen;-)

8 years ago.

Jan

what a great capture - well done!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jan

Thanks, Jan!

8 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Good catch! =)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Thanks a lot, Sami!

8 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

You really hit the jackpot, Gudrun! What beautiful photos (the one with the building is so pretty with great shadows.) Really nice work. :)

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thanks a lot, Karen! I went there in the morning and counted on finding plenty of wild birds in the zoo. In the end the problem was one of choice;-)

8 years ago.

H C

Great shots. I once saw a couple of storks at a stop on the Autobahn. Both of them walked around and got biscuits from people. They were far too used to people.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to H C

Many thanks, Harriet! This is indeed a bit of a problem, mostly it is birds who were injured and so got used to people.

8 years ago.

uwschu ^club

sehe sie nur selten bei uns.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to uwschu ^club

Schönen Dank, Uwe! Ich habe heute auf der Heimfahrt wieder welche zwischen Fulda und Frankfurt gesehen...(Klimaanlage war in Betrieb, Zug pünktlich:-)

8 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon

oh my goodness, they are HUGE! I guess to carry babies they need to be.
excellent Gudrun.. and I also love that fluffy little baby you have.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Shuttering Yukon

Thank you so much, Wendi! Yes, they are big birds- they need to be because they eat frogs;-) It's quite amazing how many wild animals have made cities their home- they lose space in the countryside because of intensive farming but some manage the move to the city.

8 years ago.

Clickity Click has replied to Shuttering Yukon

Hmm if the storks do indeed bring human babies ... who brings the stork babies? lol

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Clickity Click

I've been wondering about that too, they must be stressed out between catching frogs, delivering human babies and breeding their own chicks,-)

8 years ago.

Clickity Click has replied to Gudrun ^club

8 years ago.

menonfire ^club

Stelle mir gerade die Frage wie die Beiden wohl der Hitze entfliehen, wenn Eier im Nest zu bewachen sind ?! Grüße MAIK

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to menonfire ^club

Vielen Dank, Maik! Die gehen dann wohl abwechselnd baden, es hat genügend Teiche und den Neckar in der Nähe;-)
Außerdem hat es pünktlich zur Zugankunft heute einen Gewitterguss losgelassen...

8 years ago.

Graham Chance ^club

Excellent stork shot Gudrun. They stand out well against the bright blue sky.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Graham Chance ^club

Thank you, Graham! I went early to have the best light - later it got too hor anyway;-)

8 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

toll

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Schussentäler ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Reinhard! Auf dem Präsentierteller;-)

8 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg ^club

Suuper erwischt, auch die PiPs, besonders das Baby-Entchen - süss! :))

Im Zoo nisten sie sich gerne ein, auch bei uns - vor ein paar Jahren hatten wir sogar mal einen auf einer Tankstelle, war eine richtige Lokal-Berühmtheit, unser "Arali"! ;-DD

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Dida From Augsburg ^club

Danke vielmals, Dida! Ich hatte so viele Fotos, dass ich nicht recht wusste, welche ich posten sollte...
Haha, Arali ist gut;-) Bei meiner Schwester in MeckPomm hatten sie mal einen verletzten Jungstorch, der überwintert hat- der hat dann bei der Eisdiele immer die Waffel-Eistüten geklaut;-)

8 years ago.

Valfal

Wow, what an impressive nest these beautiful birds make! A fabulous capture, Gudrun! :-))

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Valfal

Thanks a lot, Val! The nest has been there for years- it's very popular with storks;-) One year a macho male threw out the occupant male and moved in with the lady...

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

Clickity Click has replied to Gudrun ^club

Goodness that was an assertive macho male ... wonder how the lady stork felt about that? lol

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Clickity Click

She didn't protest;-)

8 years ago.

Clickity Click

Oh what a great image of those storks and the two inset pictures are wonderful as well. That little fluff baby is so tweet. :)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Clickity Click

Thanks very much, Chris! The duck was the only fluffy baby so late in the year- most young birds were already in the less attractive in-between stage.

8 years ago.

Clickity Click has replied to Gudrun ^club

Ah yes the in-between stage ... a lot like the teen age years for people. lol

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Clickity Click

It does pass eventually;-)

8 years ago.

Esther ^club

That's quite a fancy nesting spot.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thank you, Esther! Stork prime estate;-)

8 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

very nice shot of storks

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Many thanks, Wierd!

8 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Nice capture.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you, Roger!

8 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Lovely birds; well captured.
Congrats on Explore.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thanks, Jaap!

8 years ago.

autofantasia ^club

Lovely set of images Gudrun. I especially like the one in the Notes of the little duckling. Having tried on a few occasions now to get a shot of one of these turbo-charged little fluff balls I'm most impressed with your results! :)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Thank you, Paul! The little duck was hindered by all the waterlily leaves, it couldn't go as fast as it wanted;-) Nevertheless many of my photos were for the bin....

8 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Love the duck too :-)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks, Gillian!

8 years ago.

* Didier 85 *

Joli duo !!!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to * Didier 85 *

Merci beaucoup, Didier!

8 years ago.

LutzP ^club

...ist ja clever sich im Zoo einzuquartieren. Ich sehe, du hast das mit dem 1,4 extender gemacht.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LutzP ^club

Schönen Dank, Lutz! Die wissen halt, wo es gut ist;-) Ja, den Telekonverter habe ich jetzt immer drauf, sonst ist das einfach zu kurz. Ich habe trotzdem noch gecroppt...

8 years ago.

Coco

Beautiful how they make their nests. Nice photograph.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Coco

Thanks, Cordia! This pair took over a ready made nest they just made it prettier;-)

8 years ago.

Roger Dodger

Excellently captured and an interesting building in the notes.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Roger Dodger

Thanks a lot, Roger! The buildings are 19th century "moorish" style, built in a garden for the then king.

8 years ago.

Daniela Brocca ^club

Ich liebe Störche sooo, und hier bei uns gibt es keine einzige!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Daniela Brocca ^club

Danke, Dany! Bei uns werden es langsam wieder mehr, vor allem in den Flusstälern, die nicht so zugebaut sind.

8 years ago.

Amazingstoker

nicely caught, they look great against the blue

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Thank you, stoker!

8 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

Superbe photo !

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Hélène Lombard

Merci, Hélène!

8 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

Störche sind so toll! Hast Du super schön eingefangen.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Chrissy! Es tut gut, in Deutschland wieder mehr Störche zu sehen.

8 years ago.

Jeff Farley

A wonderful shot Gudrun.

An excellent image, thank you very much for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jeff Farley

Thank you, Jeff!

8 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Admirable et bien rendue +++++

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, Mailk!

8 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

Ausgesprochen edles Plätzchen, das die beiden hier zum Nestbau haben.
Sehr orientalisch - hat was von "Kalif Storch".

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Heidiho ^club

Merci vielmals, Heidi! Das Gebäude nennt sich Damaszenerhalle:-) König Wilhelm wollte sich damals in seiner eigenen Alhambra ergötzen, heute freut's die Störche und Besucher....

8 years ago.

Nomads

nice picture waw

5 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Nomads

Thank you, Abdellah!

5 years ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.

		Page color
		Comments Panel
		Screen Margins
▼▲
		Widescreen

← Among Gudrun's photos

Location

See also...

Wilhelma Wilhelma

Pic-in-Pic - Welcome to the group... Pic-in-Pic - Welcome to the group...

A trip across Germany A trip across Germany

High ISO High ISO

" 100 % Storks - Cigogne blanche " " 100 % Storks - Cigogne blanche "

Nesting or Nursing Animals Nesting or Nursing Animals

Exquisite Birds Exquisite Birds

nos amis à plumes...... nos amis à plumes......

NOS AMIS LES CHATS . . . NOS AMIS LES CHATS . . .

ANIMAL PIX ANIMAL PIX

Keywords

Authorizations, license

Storks

Ξ	Frame Options
3 - +