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 Post subject: Storks: Black Stork
Unread postPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:32 pm 
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Black Stork: Ciconia nigra


Afrikaans name: Grootswartooievaar

Size: large bird approx. 95-110cm

Description: apart from obvious colouring shown in photo, the black parts show up shiny green when catching the light.

Distribution: uncommon

Habitat: all permanent inland water, including the shallow areas of rivers as well as marches and mudflats.

Food: fish e.g. Catfish and mudfish, large insects

Breeding: they pair for life, breeding occurs from April-March

Sexes: are alike, juveniles are browner than adults with yellow colour legs and bill

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Other names:
German: Schwarzstorch
French: Cigogne noire
Dutch: zwarte ooievaar

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Classification:
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Ciconia


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Only saw one once before... From Olifants camp down below in the Olifants river. Beautifull bird!

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we saw one in the Tsende River between Tsendze and Mopani. It was a good close up view. I had seen them in Zim before in Hwange, where a couple of hundred birds gathered in the trees to roost.

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TaraLB
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Saw one at the Great Fish River Reserve at the hide. :) Got a photo somewhere...


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 Post subject: Re: Storks: Black Stork
Unread postPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:34 pm 
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Am I right in thinking this is a Black Stork ?
If I'm right this is a defninate first for me :dance:

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Bahamut
 Post subject: Re: Storks: Black Stork
Unread postPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:52 pm 
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@jb72 its a definite 1st for you, grats :clap:

Saw my 1st a few years ago on the Sabie near Skukuza.
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Gregor
 Post subject: ID Black Stork???
Unread postPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:28 pm 
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Guys,

Is this the "rare" black stork??? Taken from the Lower Sabie lodge BTW
Sorry for the poor quality, distance was very large.
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Aat
 Post subject: Re: ID Black Stork???
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Hi Gregor,
Looks like idd.
Have a look at most of the different kind of storks at my page.
http://www.studio-aat.com/za2009/knp0915_001.htm
Photographed some black storks in the crocodile bridge area.
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[quote="Gregor"]Guys,

Is this the "rare" black stork??? Taken from the Lower Sabie lodge BTW
Sorry for the poor quality, distance was very large.

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Gregor
 Post subject: Re: ID Black Stork???
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Aat wrote:
Hi Gregor,
Looks like idd.
Have a look at most of the different kind of storks at my page.
http://www.studio-aat.com/za2009/knp0915_001.htm
Photographed some black storks in the crocodile bridge area.
w.r.
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Gregor wrote:
Guys,

Is this the "rare" black stork??? Taken from the Lower Sabie lodge BTW
Sorry for the poor quality, distance was very large.


Thanx, so black stork it is. Nice pictures you got there BTW!!!!

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Mant
 Post subject: Re: Storks: Black Stork
Unread postPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:38 pm 
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Hi,

Saw this Black Stork sitting in a tree near Berg - en - dal.

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Rusty Justy
 Post subject: Re: Storks: Black Stork
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Always good to see these guys around the park! :D Nice photos!

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Nannie
 Post subject: Re: Storks: Black Stork
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Saw this on the H-3 at the bridge over the Matjulu up from Malelane gate.The stork in the front caught the fish, had it's head completely under the water for quite a while.The others wanted in, as can be seen.The fish was dropped and the second stork picked it up,a hop into the pool a swill to wash the sand off and a gulp and the fish was gone.

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