Hospital for storks

In Poland, the stork is taken very seriously. When a bird has a broken wing and cannot migrate for winter, they find shelter in a bird hospital. Most of them have a broken wing and they look very miserable

[Mags]

Wonderful shot! They look like a good group.

[Gosia]

Nice capture.

[Mickey Anderson]

Nice capture, As with our raptors here. We have a rehab not far from us. Bless the ones that re-hab Wildlife!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Shame they are recuperating. But a super capture fav!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Great shot, I hope they do recover.

[Jean]

Oh they do look sad.

[Clare Gadsby]

miserable and chilly!

[Peter Dulis]

love it

[Frances Claydon]

Oh bless! Glad they are being looked after though

[Babs]

They do look quite sad but at least they are all together.

[Jane Pittenger]

Glad they are being taken care of and great capture

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's not fun waiting for a bone to mend or a wing to heal. Hopefully they'll be flying by the time their friends and families return. Good shot.

[Call me Joe]

🤎💕🤎

[bruni]

Sad, poor storks. do I see some identification at some around their leg. happy to know they're looked after. fav.

[Walks @ 7]

Hope they heal well and fast. I am also reminded of a book from my childhood ( https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-School-Meindert-DeJong/dp/0064400212 ) I loved that story

[Yolanda]

Great capture

[Islandgirl]

Great texture and capture!

[Joan Robillard]

Poor things

[FBailey]

So pleased they are rescued!

[Kathy]

How interesting to see them and to read their story.

[Corinne C]

Storks are mystical. This is a great picture.

[Milanie]

Isn't it wonderful that there are places to help them with the healing

[Issi Bannerman]

Aw. How nice that they are well looked after. They do look a bit miserable though! Super shot and information.

[Monique]

Yes, they do look miserable but what a beautiful capture and so good they have this place 💪

[aikiuser (jenn)]

How wonderful that have a safe haven to recuperate in. Lovely shot, regardless of their infirmities.

[ZambianLass]

Brilliant

[ZambianLass]

Lovely they can heal together in a safe place

[Margo]

They sure do look very miserable-poor things

[bkb in the city]

I certainly trust they will all heal up

[Netkonnexion]

They really do look miserable. But a fun shot to remember the moment. Great that there is somewhere for them to go.

[Louise]

Great that they are being cared for

[Lee]

They do look a little downtrodden, and good that they're being cared for.

[Rob Z]

Oh the poor things. At least they are being looked after. Their wet feathers really add to the unhappy feel of the image. :)

[Tom]

How wonderful, both your photo and that there is a stork hospital

[Junko Y]

What a surprising scene -- are their wings and injuries cared for so they heal? Or are they simply sheltered and fed?

[Junko Y]

@joysabin YES! You're probably the only other person who would recall that book at this moment. :) We (ALA members) appreciate that you read and remember a Newbery winner!

[Diane]

Wonderful shot!

[Carolinesdreams]

They really do look miserable. I hope their wings mend rapidly.

[Carolinesdreams]

@joysabin i will have to read that book. Love Maurice Sendak’s illustration.

[haskar]

@jyokota If they can be helped, it is done. Currently, there are over 100 sick storks in Warsaw. They are not in the aviary but in the open. In winter they will stay here. And in the spring, if they feel well, they can fly away at any moment.

[Junko Y]

@carolinesdreams I just saw your comment. Did you know that Sendak is the only American to ever win the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen award for illustration?

[Carolinesdreams]

@jyokota no, i didn’t know that. Very well deserved.

[Beau]

That's sadly beautiful. In New Jersey, on the edge of the Great Swamp, there lies a refuge for birds called the Raptor Trust. Glad there's places like this.

Wonderful capture

[Albert]

Wonderful !!!