Milky Stork at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

A wet Sunday morning after rain in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve where I captured this two lovely birds with their reflection in the water.

They are Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea,  Alt. names: Milky Stork, Milky Wood Stork or Southern Painted Stork,  they are predominantly coastal residents in the mangrove forests.

I captured them standing quietly in a low-tide channel in the middle of the reserve. Maybe it was still early in the morning, they were a bit lazy, not much movement. I knew very little about these big birds but know that they were pretty rare in the wild, I believe they are free-flying escapes from Jurong Bird Park to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.