Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) stork parents at nest with chicks with Pink Ipe tree (Tabebuia ipe / Handroanthus impetiginosus) in flower in background, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Western Brazil.

Gabriel Rojo / American stork (Jabiru mycteria) with beak open, standing in water. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Gabriel Rojo / American stork (Jabiru mycteria) hunting in water. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Gabriel Rojo / American stork (Jabiru mycteria), two standing in tree with beaks open. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brasil.

Gabriel Rojo / American stork (Jabiru mycteria) standing in water. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

John Shaw / Jabiru storks (Jabiru mycteria) at their nest, along the Transpantaneira Highway, Pantanal, Brazil. September.

John Shaw / Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) catching fish. Pantanal, Brazil. September.

Bernard Castelein / Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) feeding, Pampas del Yacuma Protected Area, Bolivia

Bernard Castelein / Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) Pampas del Yacuma Protected Area, Bolivia

Luke Massey / Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) male flying with nesting material Pantanal, Brazil.

Luke Massey / Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) male flying with nesting material Pantanal, Brazil.

Luke Massey / Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) male feeds in water, Pantanal, Brazil.