Hope of Spring
by Eva Lechner
Title
Hope of Spring
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph-fine Art
Description
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families.
Storks dwell in many regions and tend to live in drier habitats than the closely related herons, spoonbills and ibises; they also lack the powder down that those groups use to clean off fish slime. Storks have no syrinx and are mute, giving no call; bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Many species are migratory. Most storks eat frogs, fish, insects, earthworms, small birds and small mammals. There are nineteen living species of storks in six genera.
Various terms are used to refer to groups of storks, two frequently used ones being a muster of storks and a phalanx of storks.
Storks tend to use soaring, gliding flight, which conserves energy. Soaring requires thermal air currents. Ottomar Ansch�tz's famous 1884 album of photographs of storks inspired the design of Otto Lilienthal's experimental gliders of the late nineteenth century. Storks are heavy, with wide wingspans: the marabou stork, with a wingspan of 3.2 metres (10.5 feet) and weight up to 8 kg (18 lbs), joins the Andean condor in having the widest wingspan of all living land birds.
Their nests are often very large and may be used for many years. Some nests have been known to grow to over two metres (six feet) in diameter and about three metres (ten feet) in depth. Storks were once thought to be monogamous, but this is only partially true. They may change mates after migrations, and may migrate without a mate.
A painted background was added to my original photograph(Canon 5D Mark III,600mm) taken in the field close to my home
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February 12th, 2017
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Comments (31)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the SPRING AVATAR CONTEST - PROMOTE YOUR WORK HERE AND... contest! Well deserved!
Pamela Williams
Congratulations your image has earned a SPECIAL SPRING FEATURE on the homepage of the ART DISTRICT!
Malanda Warner
Love the minimalist approach and title represented in this Eva! As though the stork is emerging from the fog and mist in search of spring. LF
Guido Strambio
Beautiful title for this cute capture, so pleasing focus and blurred background! l/f/Tw