Storks Gather in Rice Fields After the Harvest, Searching for Food – a Quintessential Autumn Sight. Once Extinct in the Wild in Japan, Their Population Has Recovered to over 700. (Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture)

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In Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, storks are gathering in rice paddies after the harvest, creating a peaceful scene. The stork, a national special natural monument, was once extinct in the wild in Japan in 1971, but efforts to reintroduce them have progressed, and now there are over 700 storks living in the wild in Japan. In Toyooka City, the last remaining home to wild storks in Japan, approximately 50 chicks fledged from 18 nests this spring.…