Recently, when local farmers were preparing for the winter-spring rice crop, they witnessed thousands of white storks flying to feed themselves on the vast rice fields.

The view of white storks hovering on the rice fields with farmers working beneath is so poetic and peaceful.

 

A couple of white storks standing on a tree 

White storks flying in the blue sky

A closer look at a white stork taking to the sky

A big flock of white storks

Aside from seeking food, white storks help farmers clean the fields and kill pests and partly control diseases
 

 

Le Hoang Vu (SGT)

 

Old man spends whole life protecting storks

Old man spends whole life protecting storks

Every afternoon when the sun is about to set, Pham Van Cua and his grandchildren are excited waiting for flocks of white storks to come and rest on their hill.

Garden becomes tourist site as storks arrive in Hai Duong

Garden becomes tourist site as storks arrive in Hai Duong

A garden in the northern province of Hai Duong Province has recently become a tourist attraction after it was chosen as a new home by many storks.  

Farmer couple builds shelter for storks

Farmer couple builds shelter for storks

For nearly thirteen years, thousands of storks have considered a two-hectare riverside area in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province as their shelter.