White Stork - Ciconia ciconia

Cigogne blanche

White Stork — The magnificent observation of a group during migration while circling upwards with spread wings on a rising air column. This is called 'riding the thermals' and enables the white storks to mimimize the energy they use during migration.

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The species

Classification

Order : Ciconiiformes
Family : Ciconiidae
Species : White Stork

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The picture

O.Net ref. : doza154398
Author : D. Zarzavatsaki
Dreams of ... Nature ...

Shooting

date : 2013 Aug
Country : Spain (sp)
Region : Catalonia
Place : Catalunya
Lat. : 41° 49' 0'' North
Lng. : 1° 52' 47'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/2000 s
aperture : 8
Focal length : 300 mm
Iso : 250
Flash : no