ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

(221222) -- NETANYA, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 21, 2022 shows fields in Hefer Valley near central Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

(221222) -- NETANYA, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 21, 2022 shows fields in Hefer Valley near central Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

(221222) -- NETANYA, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 21, 2022 shows fields in Hefer Valley near central Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

ISRAEL-NETANYA-FARM

(221222) -- NETANYA, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 21, 2022 shows a fish pond with floating solar farm in Hefer valley near central Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

Pelicans arrive in Israel as fall migration begins

STORY: Pelicans arrive in Israel as fall migration begins DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of pelicans in a reservoir STORYLINE: Flocks of pelicans were spotted in a reservoir in the Emek Hefer Valley near the central Israeli city of Netanya. The water birds have begun their fall migration from Europe to Africa. An estimated 50,000 pelicans stop off in Israel during their migration to Africa in autumn every year. These huge birds usually rest and feed in Israel for weeks. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)