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“Rumours of the flock resting after delivering babies at a local government maternity hospital could not be confirmed“
A number of white stork, seldom seen in these parts, were spotted in an Empangeni field on Wednesday.
Rumours of the flock resting after delivering babies at a local government maternity hospital could not be confirmed.
This large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae can be identified by its white feathers and black wings.
Adult stalks have long red legs with long, pointed red beaks and measure on average 100–115 cm from beak tip to end of tail.
They have a 155-215cm wingspans. These species breed in Europe (north of Finland), north-western Africa, south-western Asia and southern Africa.
A mother white stalk keeps her eggs warm as the male and younger siblings keep an eye out for any danger
The long-distance migrants spend winter months in Africa, from tropical sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as South Africa, or on the Indian subcontinent.
When migrating between Europe and Africa, they avoid crossing the Mediterranean Sea and detours via the Levant in the east or the Straits of Gibraltar in the west since the air thermals on which they depend for soaring do not form over water.
These carnivores eat a wide range of prey, including insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and small birds.
They take most of its food from the ground among low vegetation, and from shallow water.
They are monogamous breeders, but do not pair for life.
They build large stick nests which may be used for several years.
Each year the female can lay one clutch of usually four eggs, which hatch asynchronously 33–34 days after being laid.
Both parents take turns incubating the eggs and both feed the young.
The young leave the nest two months after hatching, and continue to be fed by the parents for a further seven to 20 days.
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