A Band of Brother Storks at Eagle Lake Park in Florida
by L Bosco
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A Band of Brother Storks at Eagle Lake Park in Florida
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L Bosco
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Photograph - Digital Image
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Our parks are nurseries for young birds. Many species gather at this lake in Eagle Lake Park and other nearby parks to raise their young. Interestingly most of these Wading Birds are born white and as they mature they develop distinguishing colors.It's thought that the white color helps them fit into the large flock that gathers as it is difficult to tell the difference between young white birds. The morning gathering creates quite the noise as everyone fights for a favorite spot. Florida's Wood Storks are, in fact, a kind of vulture. Once they have grown, the lake becomes very peaceful with only a few birds. Most of the wading birds were nearly extinct up until fairly recently, because of DDT. Now a place like this park is home to hundreds of birds. A success story. Please note that the watermark will not appear on your final print.
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July 7th, 2020
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