White storks hardly ever give voice. In the world of birds it is an uncommon situation. Stork’s syrinx – birds’ vocal organ – is so retarded in development that it does not produce sounds. Why are storks so "handicapped"? It is not an impairment but rather economy.  more »

Several thousand years ago, when the end of last ice age was approaching and the habitat suitable for storks was expanding, the birds moved north from Africa, and presumably the Balkans and Iberian Peninsula, where they stayed during the ice age.  more »

In ancient Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Muslim countries of the Middle East and Morocco it was believed that storks incarnate the dead or humans undergoing some mysterious transformations. Greek philosopher Pithagoras (572-497 BCE) claimed that storks impersonate the souls of dead poets, while the historian Plutarch (45-125 AD) recorded the case of a man sentenced to death in Thessaly for killing a stork. This could be linked with the belief that stork is partly human.  more »

We all know that storks come to Poland in spring, to bring up their nestlings here. Almost all white storks do that. However, some storks lay eggs in October and November and their young hatch in winter. How is it possible? The answer is simple, they live in the southernmost end of Africa.  more »

Tykocin village in Podlasie region is a good place to spend summer holidays in. This scenic village by the Narwia river in North-East Poland is a holder of a prestigious title - the European Stork Village.  more »

It is generally known that on their way to wintering sites storks fly over Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Why don’t they take a shortcut and fly over the Mediterranean, straight to the Nile? Even small birds, like flycatchers and garden warblers, do not fly round the sea, but cover great distances flying over water for several hours.  more »