Munster France is a village with a dual population: Humans live in charming medieval houses; white storks and their half-ton nests rule the rooftops. They almost disappeared from Alsace but a successful breeding programme helped…

This live stream HD webcam provides a close-up view of a storks nest in Wamel, a town in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. Reintroduction programmes have successfully returned storks to France, the Netherlands and Poland where wild populations build their towering …

From water-meadow to steppe – a network for diversity Part of the network of European Stork Villages ( a map in the photo gallery illustrates this ) are among others the village of Cigoc in Croatian Sava water-meadows and Rühstadt on the river Elbe. The region of Alsace in France has long been associated with storks. Some fifty thousand pink flamingoes live in the Camargue wetlands at the mouth of the Rhone; while most migrate to warmer climates in winter, some 10,000 are now sedentary. Storks are ubiquitous in Alsace thanks in large part to the stork conservation center in Hunawihr. 320 likes. So, what’s the story behind all of the storks?! In 1976 the Renaud family established the Center for the Reintroduction of Storks, with many other organizations—including the Association for the Protection and Reintroduction of Storks in Alsace and Lorraine (APRSAL)—joining in the fight.

If you love these birds, please go and visit. Two birds have become emblematic of areas of France; pink flamingoes (flamants roses) in the Camargue, and storks (cigognes) in Alsace. Storks long returned to Alsace for the warm months signifying the arrival of spring after wintering as far away as Africa. Beschrijving "Pair of wild storks on nest, at the top of a house in the centre of Ribeauville, a village in Alsace, France.

Sarralbe (Storks) - The current image, detailed weather forecast for the next days and comments. Storks, Saffron Walden. Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills.

On what I guess was an abandoned building in Munster, I counted 5 storks with nests.
There are 19 species of stork. In fact, storks as all wading birds are usually found near water habitats, in order to forage for food in the sand or mud. The nest is by a small lake, among scenic green fields and very close to the Waal River. This streaming webcam is located in France. In the 1970’s, however, the population decreased to only a few remaining pairs. There are many things to love about this historic town, but my mind was on babies when we visited.

These great birds are a spectacular sight in flight and a source of curiosity and wonder nesting on the roofs and chimney tops of many buildings and chimney tops around the region. Yes, I said STORKS! Two birds have become emblematic of areas of France; pink flamingoes (flamants roses) in the Camargue, and storks (cigognes) in Alsace. Naam: Sander de Haas: Datum: 16-12-2018: Reactie: Ik ben al een tijdje weg, zat een paar jaar voor m'n werk in het buitenland maar nu ik weer in Den JHaag woon, wil ik best wel weer een balletje slaan, ENZO. It is quite a site.

On the 6 th day of our Viking River Cruise we crossed the Rhine and spent a morning in France, touring the beautiful town of Strasbourg. The site of storks nesting on the top of buildings was incredible.

We started spotting them in Ribeauvillé: The stork is delivering a baby in this window display! Many species prefer to be in or near wetlands, though some occur in drier areas. A network of live webcams from around the World. taken in December. Storks is a friendly and welcoming, independent baby product retailer in Saffron Walden selling all the essentials for 0-2 year old. thanks to the re-integration prgram over the last twenty years, storks are once again nesting as they have done over the centuries, in specially constructed baskets on high spires of houses and churches. Or really, just one baby.

In 2010 the "Brainstorming for Storks" project competition of the European Stork Villages gave fresh impetus to the work. They live on all continents except Antarctica and are most common in tropical regions. The lifespan is about 30 years and sometimes up to 40 years.

Some fifty thousand pink flamingoes live in the Camargue wetlands at the mouth of the Rhone; while most migrate to warmer climates in winter, some 10,000 are now sedentary. One thing that’s hard to miss when you visit the Alsace (Northeast) Region of France is their obsession with STORKS!

A number of environmental conditions threatened the population but our guide cited electrocution by flying into high voltage electrical wires as one of the main causes. Adoration for storks runs deep in France, and through heroic efforts to reintroduce and protect them, the leggy birds are bouncing back.