Black Stork.

One of my favourite birds on the island of Lesvos, where they inhabit areas containing water. These lovely gentle birds spend their time there wading around looking for frogs etc. They are very shy and we surprised this bird near the confluence of two streams in a beautiful and remote setting near an old monastery, and like the people who previously lived there, they like peace and quiet, and fortunately for us as it wheeled up and flew away it came quite close. Their beautiful colouration isn't perceived at distance, they just look black, but up close........



Shot with a Canon R6 mk2 and a Canon EF 70-200 f4 lens.

You don't always need a big lens to get a shot!