How the normally white bird got its unusual coloring isn't certain, although experts believe the most likely explanation is that the stork took a bath in some blue paint or colored water. Storks migrate long distances and often rest in rubbish dumps where it is thought this individual may have picked up its distinctive hue.
Tourists have travelled from around Germany to catch a glimpse of the animal.
Local restaurant owner Martin Pfeiffer is selling postcards of the stork and its white mate and he says the bird has been good for business generally. "It became an attraction in Biegen. It is good for the economy, for the small economy of Biegen, starting with the small carpentry, to the cafes and restaurants," Pfeiffer said.
