The Living Forest (16) : White Stork

Last weeks I was exploring several forests in the Belgian Ardennes.
This is the 16th. picture of a series illustrating the living forest.

I had a suddenly and unexpected encounter with this White Stork.
It happened at a shallow pond in a grand open place in the forest with enough room to fly for this large wading bird. I guess he was in search of some frogs for dinner.

Dutch name : Ooievaar
German name : Weissstorch
Latin name : Ciconia ciconia