Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon's migratory birds up close


  • World
  • Friday, 17 Apr 2020

A Glossy ibis is pictured in Ammiq Wetland, in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

AMMIQ WETLAND, Lebanon (Reuters) - With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean country are winging their way into the midst of quieter city life.

From flocks of white pelicans and storks soaring over Beirut's seafront to diminutive herons nesting in built-up neighbourhoods, Lebanese social media are capturing avian beauty normally witnessed only by astute birdwatchers in remote areas.

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