The White Stork has a wide distribution and importance all over Eurasia and Africa. The storks are known to predate on rats and other vermin which made them important to people who associated the vermin with disease. Old European folklore about storks carrying babies to expecting parents was ancient but popularized with the fables of Hans Christian Andersen in the 19th century. White Storks frequently nest on roof tops or church belfries which makes them easy to spot. I saw mine in agriculture fields in the Carmargue in the south of France.
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