BAALBEK, Lebanon: A flock of stork passed over Baalbek Wednesday as the birds’ annual migration season begins.
The white stork, coming from Europe and northwest Africa, prefer to pass over the Middle East region.
They are large birds with mainly white plumage and black wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks.
Migration season, while exciting for bird watchers, poses dangers to airplane travelers. Last month, a Lufthansa passenger flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Beirut airport minutes after it took off due to an engine failure caused from a bird strike.
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