Wood Stork
(Mycteria americana)
STORKY DORKY
Diet
Eat fish and other aquatic invertebrates
Agility
Slowly walks through wetlands looking for food
Soar through the sky like raptors
Defense Mechanisms
Able to roost in trees above water
Nest in tight colonies
If threatened, they pull their neck in, fluff up feathers, and walk towards intruder
Superpower
One of the largest wading birds in North America
Fastest known reflex action as they are able to submerge their beaks into the water creating a trap for prey species