Many of us are familiar with the white storks, some even saw these huge birds, admiring their perfect nests built on rooftops or poles. But few people know that in fact there is not one kind of these birds. The most rare and interesting from the point of view of studying are the black storks. Their habitat is quite wide, but the number of birds is not pleased environmentalists. Their number for many years continues to be consistently low. Storks nest almost throughout Eurasia, and some regions formed a separate settlement, and in South Africa there is a settled population of this species. In late August, the birds pluck from their seats and leaving in the South-Eastern part of China, and Africa.
Black storks in size slightly inferior to their white brethren, but the wingspan usually reaches 2 m. the Weight is about 3 kg, feet, beak and skin around the eyes is red, the color of the plumage is black with green and purple tint, white remains only the lower part. To see a bird not so easy, because it is not only rare, but also secretive. Prefers to nest near lakes and rivers, old forests, foothills, and near human settlements you will not see them.
A Few black storks and create time for life. Return from warm countries, they are at the end of March and immediately taken for the construction of nests. There were cases when in one place for 14 years was bred Chicks. This kind of birds do not form colonies, and prefers to live alone, so one pair has a large territory. The female lays in the nest up to 7 eggs. Typically among them are unfertilized. The pair incubates the eggs for over a month.
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The Chicks of black stork have a yellow beak and white or grey fluff. In the early days and they are absolutely helpless to even feed themselves can not. On feet they climb in a month and a half. The nest can leave at the age of little more than two months. At the end of summer, gathering with the whole family, the storks fly away to warmer climes, although if there is food, they can stay until the first frost. Sexual maturity the birds reach the age of 3 years.
Black storks eat frogs, fish, small snakes, lizards, molluscs, large insects. They are able to fly off the nest long distances (up to 10 km) to hunt in the swamp, dank meadow, and shallow ponds. The presence of offspring imposes on birds additional duties, the female with the male take turns going for food for the Chicks, feed them 5 times a day. The food is first brought up, and then invited kids. The case when the stork brought to the nest about 50 frogs weighing more than 0.5 kg.
The Number of these beautiful birds each year is declining, although natural enemies and has the black stork. Photos of birds are admired and make you think that you need to do to these beautiful creatures disappear from the face of the earth. Deforestation, shortage of fodder has a negative impact on the numbers of these birds. This species is listed in the Red books of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and India, Japan, North Korea and Korea signed an agreement on the protection of wintering birds.
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