BellingenNSWBlack necked stork
(Jabiru/ Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) sighting in the Bellingen freshwater wetlands.
"In the past the species was found in much of eastern New South Wales, but is now extinct throughout much of this area. The range of the Black-necked Stork has been reduced with the modification of floodplains and tall reed beds for agriculture, mining and human settlement." >>
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/black-necked-stork/
Image: Black necked stork (Jabiru)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_necked_stork_%28Jabiru%29_-_Fogg_Dam_-_Northern_Territory_-_Australia.jpg
