Electricity workers protect rare white storks
An electricity worker climbs up the tower to reinforce the bird's nest on December 12.
Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi Province is an important wintering area for the oriental white stork, a national first-class protected animal. And the transmission tower there is a favorite nesting place, Xinhua news agency reported.
In February, staff from a local electricity company found a couple of storks and a nest of eggs on a tower. The workers kept watch on the family to guarantee their safety before they flew away.
A photograph taken on April 28 shows the family in their nest on the tower.
As the weather gets colder, many migratory birds have arrived at Poyang Lake including oriental white storks who are used to flying back to the old nest.
In order to ensure the safety of power transmission facilities, the electric power department installed equipment on this tower to prevent bird droppings, and organized workers to go up to the tower to strengthen the bird's nest, so as to protect both power supplies and migratory birds.
Workers climb up the tower to reinforce the bird's nest on December 12.
A worker observes the bird's nest from a distance on December 12.
Workers climb up the tower to reinforce the bird's nest on December 12.
An oriental white stork hovers around the tower on December 12.
