
Jim and Tara's Wood Stork Rookery|A Backyard Swamp Adventure
Clip: Season 5 Episode 4 | 3m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
A married couple buys the swamp behind their house to manage it as a preserve.
In late spring and early summer, wood storks and other wading birds head to rookeries to nest. To see one, we head into a cypress swamp owned by a married couple, who manage it as a preserve. The segment was edited and co-produced by Carlee Soeder.
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Local Routes is a local public television program presented by WFSU

Jim and Tara's Wood Stork Rookery|A Backyard Swamp Adventure
Clip: Season 5 Episode 4 | 3m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
In late spring and early summer, wood storks and other wading birds head to rookeries to nest. To see one, we head into a cypress swamp owned by a married couple, who manage it as a preserve. The segment was edited and co-produced by Carlee Soeder.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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