This bird appeared to have started its own brand of beak-ram yoga - flexing its wings on top of a telegraph pole.

Footage shows the Asian Openbill Stork with its two wings outstretched in a sideward position as spotted by residents in Samut Prakan, Thailand, on January 23.

It balanced on top of the pole while residents watched it from their homes before it shifted poses.

The second pose it did was forward reach and stayed on the spot while a mother and daughter looked at it from below.

The resident said: 'I saw the bird posing strangely, so I took out my phone to record.

'These birds frequently come to our village to hunt for shellfish because they live near the water, but it was the first time one of them did that.'

The Asian Openbill Stork is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, indicating a stable population without significant threats to its survival. They inhabit wetlands, marshes, and river areas across its range, often in large colonies.