Larissa – Eleftherio: A village preferred by storks

The stork is a bird that has always nested near settlements, but also in areas with crops and pastures. A real “friend” of the person whose image causes an impression.

The large size of the stork with its long neck and large legs is a familiar characteristic image of the Greek countryside. In the area of ​​Larissa, there is a village, which, not without reason, is called the… village of storks. This is the Eleftherio of the municipality of Killeler, which is full of nests located in the bell tower of the church and on PPC columns. Dozens of storks every year make their appearance in Eleftherio to mate.

A checker as large as a stork cannot be picky about its food, because it needs a large amount. Actually storks feed on all kinds of small animals, insects etc.

Eleftherio is literally filled with storks. Especially during the spring, whoever visits the area will see these big birds standing majestically in their nests. From October, however, little by little, these travelers with their big wings will fly away to warmer places.

According to the Hellenic Ornithological Society, the first job of the stork that will arrive at the place where it will spin, is to take care of settling in an old nest, preferably its own. The nest has a diameter of 70-80 cm and is built on pillars, on the roofs and chimneys of houses, in churches and bell towers, in large trees, in ruins, silos and generally in places that have free space around to control for potential predators.

It is worth noting that today there are 17 species of storks around the world, of which only the White Stork and the Black Stork are found in Europe. The places where storks often live today are mainly in Northern Greece, while the largest populations are found in the prefectures of Serres, Thessaloniki, Evros, Kilkis and Larissa.

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