Vulnerable Woolly-necked Stork

[Sandipan Ghosh]

The woolly-necked stork (Bengali name - Manik-Jor) is also known as bishop stork or white-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus). It can also be known as the episcopos or mannickjore. It is a tropical species which breeds in Asia, from India to Indonesia, and also in Africa. But now especially in West Bengal it is rarely seen. IUCN categorizes it as vulnerable species.
Place: Nasigram, Barddhaman, West Bengal
Date: 30/05/2015
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Focal Length: 250 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 800

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice downwards wingstrokes. If the bird would have angled slightly towards you, then it would have been great. Now it is flying away. Birds or animals moving into the frame result in the maximum impact. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting. Slight more space infront of it on the right would have been good. Thanks for sharing.

[Sandipan Ghosh]

Thanks a lot Sir S. Patra and Mam M. Godbole...keep inspiring and criticizing my photographs.....these give a lots of learning....bird watching and photography...

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice to see this image of a wolly in flight.

TFS
Roopak

[Sandipan Ghosh]

Thanks a lot... Sir R. Gangadharan