#stork nests

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Campanario con nidos de cigüeñas, Mansilla de las Mulas, León, 2011.

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Campanario con nidos de cigüeña, El Ganso, León, 2011.

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Campanario con nidos de cigüeña, Nájera, La Rioja, 2011.

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Paisaje urbano con torre de la iglesia (con nidos de cigueña), Mansilla de las Mulas, León, 2011.

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Cigüeña y el polluelo en el nido, cerca de Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, 2012.

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After badgers, it's storks that threaten train services - DutchNews.nl

While track operator ProRail has its hands full trying to remove badgers from underneath the tracks in some 40 places in the Netherlands, ne

While track operator ProRail has its hands full trying to remove badgers from underneath the tracks in some 40 places in the Netherlands, nesting storks are now becoming a threat to train services from above. In the vicinity of Meppel in Drenthe alone, 29 stork pairs have been using overhead line poles to make their nests, which can easily fall onto the track, trains or points, ProRail ecologist Folkert Volbeda said. ‘Storks’ nests can easily weigh hundreds of kilos, which can damage overhead lines or even fall on top of passing trains,’ Volbeda said. The site is dangerous for the storks themselves as well. There is a risk of electrocution and train drivers frequently report crashes with the birds around the nest sites.

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Cityscape:  Zamora, Castilla y León, 2011.

Note the flat belfry with the stork nests. Storks were prevalent the last time I was there, and their noises in the evening can be rather spooky!