I have mentioned them before, but I feel the storks deserve their own post. These birds are very common in central Castilla. Strangely, there really aren't very many in Toledo. But they are on the high-tension power cables all along the train tracks south of Madrid. They were also all over Segovia, and to a much greater degree, Ávila.
Storks seem to need a high-place to build their nests. Apparently these nests are multi-year, multi-generational projects, and the same stork returns year after year to her nest. They also apparently need lots of grasslands for grazing, as we saw several of them doing just that in Segovia.
These storks are all Africans, and they migrate south in the winters. Apparently some do not get much further than southern Spain though.
More fun facts; they do not look so big on the ground, but they have a massive wingspan, as you can see above. Also, storks are one of a very few species of birds who are mute. They make up for this by making lots of racket clattering their bills. I believe you can see a young stork in the nest in the picture to the right.
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