Bewick's swans leave for north

Bewick's swans leave for north

YONAGO, Japan - Bewick's swans head north from Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 21. Some 1,700 swans spent the winter at the park and its vicinity since arriving on Oct. 14 last year.

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