From the end of the mast of our last lost battle – that of preserving the earth we were left with – a stork will look at us impassively. Starting from an extremely selfish relationship with our environment, we have become the main disruptors of life on the planet. We find it difficult to internalize climate change; Like death, it is something that always happens to others. When we combine this concept with that of synanthropy – the ability of some species of flora and fauna to adapt to new environmental conditions – we get the landscape shown in these pages. That of the storks trying to survive in the face of destruction of their habitat. We forced them to colonize unnatural structures and they often had to settle near garbage dumps, near plastic and rot. On the other hand, there is nothing that our own species does not experience. Their nests are reminiscent of refugee camps, rows of displaced or homeless people, garbage collectors. Ultimately, these photos speak about us, our heritage and our legacy.
A white stork transports plastic to build its nest in Zaragoza.Txema Salvans
A nest of several generations of storks in Santillán del Agua (Burgos). A tensioner prevents the structure from collapsing.Txema Salvans
A stork in Setúbal (Portugal). With climate change, only the youngest birds are migrating to Africa.Txema Salvans
A disused gable in Espino de la Orbada (Salamanca) becomes a watchtower protecting them from possible predators.Txema Salvans
A nest in Malpartida de Cáceres. Txema Salvans
The storks took a sculpture by Wolf Vostell, also in Malpartida.Txema Salvans
The high-voltage pylons near the Mondego River in Portugal are home to numerous stork communities. This is a species that usually gathers in large groups to reproduce. Txema Salvans
A picture of the medieval castle of Santia in Erla (Zaragoza).Txema Salvans
Storks are part of the list of wild species that are under official protection. Under this protection, numerous nests can be found in industrial areas, such as in Huesca.Txema Salvans
A nest on the scaffolding of the Tío Pepe advertising in Fuentes de Andalucía (Seville).Txema Salvans