CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus  

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
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© Vik Dunis 2009
Darwin, NT (Sep, 2009)

The male and female are almost identical except for the eye. The female's is yellow.

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Male Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Male Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Male and Female Black-necked Storks

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Male and Female Black-necked Storks

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork confronted by a raptor

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork confronted by a raptor

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

The Policeman bird on patrol

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Black-necked Stork