GREAT EGRET

GREAT EGRET

Great Egret (Ardea alba). Great Egret (Ardea alba). Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

GREAT EGRET

GREAT EGRET

Great Egret (Ardea alba). Great Egret (Ardea alba). Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

KOBE, Japan, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Ground Self-Defense Force members on Dec. 20, 2017, sweep the soot off Himeji Castle, a hilltop castle complex located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan ahead of New Year. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle, known as White Heron Castle because of its brilliant white exterior, is one of the most visited castles in Japan.

Heron, oriental white stork compete for food in China's largest freshwater lake

STORY: Heron, oriental white stork compete for food in China's largest freshwater lake DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of heron, the oriental white stork competing for food STORYLINE: A heron and an oriental white stork have been seen competing for food in China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake. The oriental white stork, a migratory bird species under first-class national protection, has been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanchang, China. (XHTV)

CASTLE OF THE WHITE HERON

CASTLE OF THE WHITE HERON==Date:March, 1972, Place:Hyogo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle (Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, National Treasure, also know as Shirasagi [White Heron] Castle) is viewed from the southeast. Mid-Meiji Period. This five-level seven-story donjon was built after the old three-story donjon built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi was demolished. Himeji Castle showcases the spectacular architecture of a modern Japanese castle It became Japan's first World Heritage Site in 1993.==Date:unknown, Place:Himeji, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐35‐0]

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Ground Self-Defense Force members on Dec. 20, 2017, sweep the soot off Himeji Castle, a hilltop castle complex located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan ahead of New Year. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle, known as White Heron Castle because of its brilliant white exterior, is one of the most visited castles in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Ground Self-Defense Force members on Dec. 20, 2017, sweep the soot off Himeji Castle, a hilltop castle complex located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan ahead of New Year. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle, known as White Heron Castle because of its brilliant white exterior, is one of the most visited castles in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Ground Self-Defense Force members on Dec. 20, 2017, sweep the soot off Himeji Castle, a hilltop castle complex located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan ahead of New Year. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle, known as White Heron Castle because of its brilliant white exterior, is one of the most visited castles in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

Ground Self-Defense Force members on Dec. 20, 2017, sweep the soot off Himeji Castle, a hilltop castle complex located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan ahead of New Year. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle, known as White Heron Castle because of its brilliant white exterior, is one of the most visited castles in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo