Wat Pai Lom - Storks

Storks live on snails, which they find in nearby rice fields during periods of flooding. They leave the temple in search of food in the morning and return in the afternoon. Bird guano has over-fertilized the trees in which the storks nest, causing them to lose their leaves.

It proves most interesting to observe the storks during the incubation period in March. Raised hides facilitate very close contact, only rarely possible. Photographs, nevertheless, should be taken using a telephoto lens, as storks are sometimes very easily startled.

The over-population of Wat Pai Lom has resulted in an interesting phenomenon, which has attracted ornithologists from all over the world. Storks are usually monogamous, but here they often