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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  • Cigüeña blanca
  • cegonha-branca
  • Weißstorch
  • Ciconia ciconia
  • Ciconiiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Ciconiiformes
Family : Ciconiidae
Species : White Stork

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

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

Shooting

date : 2013 Aug
Country : Spain (sp)
Region : Catalonia
Place : Catalunya 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