Marabou Stork Storks enjoyed a favorable connotation when I was a kid. The myth about the stork delivering babies was known world wide, and illustrations always presented them pleasantly; i.e. happy, friendly, trustworthy, reliable, etc. That reputation was shattered when I met the Marabou Stork in its natural habitat -- the local garbage dump in … Continue reading Marabou Stork
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Wow, and I thought pelicans were homely; this is definitely a face only a mother could love. Seriously, is this the thing that delivers babies?! Thought for the Day: His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork. … Continue reading Stork
Last Friday, late afternoon, I got a call from my daughter saying the stork has been sighted. "Oh, and by the way," she calmly stated, 'the landing gear is already lowered". I felt my heart racing, so I started my breathing exercises. Oh, wait, I'm not the one having the baby. I certainly wasn't … Continue reading Froggie