Some wood stork facts are listed below. They nest from South Carolina south through Florida, Central and South America to northern Argentina. Adult wood storks are over 3 feet tall with a wingspan of 5 feet.
Adults have dark, naked heads, bills and necks, and white plumage trimmed in black.
Males and females are very similar physically. Wood storks nest in treetop colonies on islands and in swamps. When a fish touches it, the bill snaps shut in a rapid reflex. Because of its feeding behavior, wood storks rely on the dense population of prey found in seasonally drying wetland ponds and sloughs during reproductive periods. Other times of the year they search in shallow waters throughout the state.