white stork, ciconia ciconia, nest with two chicks, old rhine oxbow nature preserve near xanten, rhineland, germany

altrhein altrheinarm and beak beautiful bird birds birten black blue breeding chicks ciconia environment europe european feeding germany habitat large legs long lower migration migratory mostly natural nature nest nesting niederrhein north old oxbow photographed platform plumage preserve protected protection red rhine rhineland rhinewestphalia sky standing storch stork summer two wading white wild wildlife xanten young