Asian openbill storks winter at wetland park in SW China's Yunnan

Photo taken on January 31, 2026 shows Asian openbill storks foraging on shallow flats at the Dianxi River Wetland Park in Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In deep winter, the wetland has welcomed hundreds of these nationally protected birds as they stop over to overwinter. The elegant waterfowl stroll along the shallows or peck at aquatic life, their distinctive open bills and gray-and-white plumage standing out against sunlit ripples, forming a serene winter scene of ecological harmony. (Zhao Shulong/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on January 31, 2026 shows Asian openbill storks foraging on shallow flats at the Dianxi River Wetland Park in Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In deep winter, the wetland has welcomed hundreds of these nationally protected birds as they stop over to overwinter. The elegant waterfowl stroll along the shallows or peck at aquatic life, their distinctive open bills and gray-and-white plumage standing out against sunlit ripples, forming a serene winter scene of ecological harmony. (Zhao Shulong/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on January 31, 2026 shows Asian openbill storks foraging on shallow flats at the Dianxi River Wetland Park in Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In deep winter, the wetland has welcomed hundreds of these nationally protected birds as they stop over to overwinter. The elegant waterfowl stroll along the shallows or peck at aquatic life, their distinctive open bills and gray-and-white plumage standing out against sunlit ripples, forming a serene winter scene of ecological harmony. (Zhao Shulong/Guangming Picture)