Baby Birdorable: Black Stork

November 7, 2014 in Baby Birds with 1 comments

If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr) of the Black Stork. Black Storks build large nests, typically in a very tall forest trees. Clutch size is usually 3-4 eggs; incubation lasts up to 38 days.

Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), Eastern Ardennes, Belgium

Black Stork, Eastern Ardennes, Belgium by Frank.Vassen [CC BY 2.0]

Junge Schwarzstörche (Ciconia nigra), Rocherath, Ostbelgien

Junge Schwarzstörche, Ostbelgien by Frank.Vassen [CC BY 2.0]

Junge Scharzstörche im Nest, Ostbelgien by Frank.Vassen [CC BY 2.0]

Junge Schwarzstörche, Ostbelgien by Frank.Vassen [CC BY 2.0]

Pretty cute, right? Be sure to check out our Birdorable Black Stork t-shirts and gifts!

Comments

Yellow bellied common jay on March 2, 2017 at 8:30 AM wrote:

Birds are so cool!

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