By the time we made it back to Spring Creek Pond, the Wood Storks had returned. These are very large birds 32 – 72 inches (the same as a Great Blue Heron) with wing spans of about 65 inches (almost 5 and a half feet). They are mostly white and their upper neck and head are featherless and dark gray, as are their legs and feet. They have long, thick, downward-curving bills. Their primary habitat is in cypress swamps. They rarely wander from their homes in Florida and Georgia, but when they do, they may be seen as far away as California and Massachusetts. The bird guides say they are only found in far southeastern McCurtain County in Oklahoma (not Johnston County as seen here). I guess the storks must not read the bird guides. Here is a picture of the storks we watched forage in the late afternoon sun.