Poland is a country which for centuries has been 
beloved by storks one of the most beautiful
birds in Europe. These big, majestic and dignified
birds, with characteristic long legs and long,
red beaks, spend springs and summers in our country
(when they lay their eggs raise the young) 
and fly away to Africa before our often frosty
and snowy winter.

In this picture you can see a stork family.

In Poland storks enjoy great 
sympathy and it is commonly 
believed that their nest 
brings good luck and prosperity
to the household and family. 
In the picture you can see 
storksnest on top of an old,
wooden village house.

Poland enjoys the biggest population of storks 
in Europe. The absolute record belongs to a 
tiny little village of Zywkowo, which since 
the beginning of May officially changed its
name to Storks village Zywkowo. This village,
located in north-east Poland, has only 36 
inhabitants and 200 storks, living in 45 nests!
Storks, known for their perfect memory, come back
to their nests every year during their whole life
despite the fact that they have to cover the 
distance of over 1200 miles. 
Storks village Zywkowo inhabitants help the 
storks to repair the nests and they 
build daises to accommodate next ones (because 
heavy nests often cause the house roofs to 
break down).