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White Storks are tall, long-necked wading birds with long red legs and a straight, pointed red bill. The white plumage of the head, neck and body contrasts with the black wing feathers highlighted with a sheen of purple and green iridescence. A small patch of bare black skin surrounds their brown eyes. It is also very easy to recognize the sound a Stork makes – they have a very characteristic way of clattering their bills together, sounding like the clattering of two thick sticks. The easiest way to see a Stork is probably on its nest, but you can also easily find it on wet meadows and newly mown fields Storks’ nests are very big and built in high places with good all-round views. You can see Storks in Europe from March till late August How to rcognize young from adult? The sexes are similar in appearance, though males are slightly larger. Youngsters have a grey bill and dull red legs. They are also more greyish than their snowy-white parents. What do they eat? White storks feed on rodents, earthworms, grubs and all kind of small reptiles and amphibians. They do not have any prefered food - they nourish with animals that are most popular in the surrounding. Storks' nests European White Storks have been building their nests on man-made structures since the Middle Ages. They can be found on rooftops, towers, chimneys, telephone-poles, walls, haystacks, and specially constructed nest towers. Storks return to breed in the same place, or very near to it, every year. Youngsters always try to return near to the place they were born – you can even find some nests that have been in continuous use for hundreds of years! Wintering They winter in central Africa. Population of Storks in Europe Unfortunately you can only see White Storks in some European countries. For the last century, the numbers of Storks returning to Europe has been getting smaller. The reason for this is probably a combination of climate change and loss of wetland habitats.
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De ghnáth, níl Stoirc bhán le feiceáil in Éirinn, ach mar chuairteoirí annamha, agus mar sin de níl ach seans beag agat iad a fheiceáil anseo. Tá an Storc le feiceáil go coitianta in áiteanna eile san Eoraip, áfach, agus mar sin de, coimeád do súile oscailte má bhíonn tú ar saoire thar lear. Is lapairí arda iad le muineál fada, cosa fada dearga agus gob dearg, biorach díreach. Déanann clúmh bán a cheann, a mhuineál agus a chorp codarsnacht le cleití dubha a sciatháin ina bhfuil niamh chorcra agus ildathú glas le feiceáil. Tá paiste craicinn beag dubh acu timpeall a súile donna. Tá sé an-éasca freisin aithne a chur ar an nglór a dhéanann an Storc – úsáideann siad a goib i slí uathúil chun cliotar a dhéanamh, cliotar atá cosúil le bataí tanaí ag bualadh i gcoinne a chéile. Is í an slí is éasca Storc a fheiceáil ná ar a nead, ach is féidir leat iad a fheiceáil freisin i gcluana fliucha agus i bpáirceanna inar gearradh an féar le déanaí. Tá neadacha móra ag an Storc in áiteanna arda le radhairc maithe thart timpeall. Is féidir leat an Storc a fheiceáil san Eoraip ó Mhárta go deireadh Lúnasa. Conas is féidir liom idirdhealú a dhéanamh idir Storc bán óg agus Storc fásta? Tá na héin fireannaigh agus baineannaigh cosúil lena chéile, ach éin beagáinín níos mó iad na héin fireannaigh. Tá gob liath agus cosa dearga neamhlonracha ag na héin óga. Tá dath níos scothliath orthu freisin ná a dtuismitheoirí bán sneachta. Cad a itheann siad? Itheann siad creimirí, cuiteoga, cruimhí agus gach saghas reiptíle agus débheathaigh beag. Níl rogha bia áirithe acu - itheann siad beagnach gach ainmhí atá ina chónaí ina limistéar áitiúil. Neadacha na Storc Ón Mheánaois ar aghaidh, tá struchtúir shaorga á úsáid ag na Stoirc bhán Eorpacha chun a neadacha a thógáil. Féadtar iad a fheiceáil ar dhíonta, túir, simléir, cuaillí teileafóin, ballaí, cruacha féir, agus ar thúir neide a togáladh go speisialta. Fileann siad ar an áit chéanna, nó in aice leis an áit chéanna gach bliain, mar éin ghoir. Déanann na héin óga gach iarracht áit in aice lena háit bhreithe a phiocadh amach – tá neadacha ann fiú amháin atá á úsáid ar feadh na céadta blianta! Geimhriú Geimhríonn na Stoirc bhána i lár na hAfraice. Líon na Storc san Eoraip Ar an drochuair, níl Stoirc bhána le feiceáil ach i roinnt tíortha san Eoraip. Le linn na haoise deiridh, tá laghdú tagtha ar an méid Storc a filleann ar an Eoraip. Is dócha go bhfuil sé seo ag tarlú mar thoradh ar athrú aeráide agus ar na gnáthóga bogaigh a cailleadh.