Swans begin migration north from western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - Tundra swans leave Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary in Tottori Prefecture on Feb. 7, 2011. The swans at the park have started migrating from their winter home in western Japan to their breeding grounds on the Russian Arctic coast.

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