Soaring gracefully overhead with a wingspan exceeding five feet, wood storks are more attractive at that distance than when up close in person. With snow white plumage except for a black tail and trailing wing edges, they are the only true stork found in North America. It's their naked gray head and neck that only a mother wood stork could love. Add a large, thick, slightly curved bill and the common name "gourd head" is not totally inappropriate.
