Migrating Cranes
This is a picture I found over at Korea.net and here is the caption:
A group of white-naped cranes, designated by the Korean government as a natural monument, take rest at Cheonsu Bay, a migratory birds’ haven on Korea’s west coast, on Feb. 21, as they prepared to migrate to Siberia after spending the winter in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Cranes traditionally symbolize loyalty to the king and longevity in Korean literature.
This time of year is actually a great time to go bird watching. One of the best places is up the Chorwon area near the DMZ. You can usually see quite a few of these birds up there as well.
Those cranes are beautiful. I saw some a few years back up in the Iron Triangle near that old rusted out locomotive. There must have been two hundred or so picking through the fields.