Two oriental storks play with each other on a field in Gaoyou, a water-rich county in Yangzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Oriental storks, a bird species under first-class state protection in China, seem to have a particular fondness for building their homes on electricity pylons. Each year, about 15 pairs of oriental storks do so in Gaoyou, a water-rich county in northern Yangzhou. To make the iron towers safer and more habitable for these birds, State Grid technicians have installed man-made nests on the pylons for them.
Workers make an artificial nest on an electricity pylon in Gaoyou county, Yangzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A group of oriental storks are resting on the river in Gaoyou county, Yangzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
An oriental stork hatches its eggs in the nest made for them on an electricity pylon in Gaoyou county, Yangzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
