Scientific name : Mycteria Americana
Wood Stork, Tantale d'Amérique
Family/Famille : Ciconiidae
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| Urban Wood Storks |
Botanical name : Acer rubrum
Red Maple, Erable rouge
Family/Famille : Aceraceae
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| Urban Red Maple in Bloom |
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| Urban Red Maple in Bloom |
Many urban areas have been built where wetlands once stood. And nature always reverts away from the fill and extra dirt over time, restoring native hydrology and creating the ecosystems that truly belong.
The above photos are of Urban Core Jacksonville areas where fill was brought in to cover the wetlands yet over time the original wetland plants came back. Along with the wetland plants came the wetland dependent wildlife. Wood storks, to me, look like prehistoric birds. They are beautiful and can be occasionally seen foraging in these Urban Core wetlands nature is restoring.
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