![A stork and her newly hatched babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks near Lake Beysehir, which has two large stork colonies, in Konya, Turkey on 21 May 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-25-Stork-colonies-of-Lake-Beysehir-in-Turkeys-Konya20180525_2_30558034_34060226.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Stork colonies of Lake Beysehir in Turkey's Konya")
A stork and her newly hatched babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks near Lake Beysehir, which has two large stork colonies, in Konya, Turkey on 21 May 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]
![A stork and her newly hatched babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks near Lake Beysehir, which has two large stork colonies, in Konya, Turkey on 21 May 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-25-Stork-colonies-of-Lake-Beysehir-in-Turkeys-Konya20180525_2_30558034_34060227.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Stork colonies of Lake Beysehir in Turkey's Konya")
A stork and her newly hatched babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks near Lake Beysehir, which has two large stork colonies, in Konya, Turkey on 21 May 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]
![Storks and their newly hatched babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks near Lake Beysehir, which has two large stork colonies, in Konya, Turkey on 21 May 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-25-Stork-colonies-of-Lake-Beysehir-in-Turkeys-Konya20180525_2_30558034_34060228.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Stork colonies of Lake Beysehir in Turkey's Konya")
Storks and their newly hatched babies are seen in their nest at the Valley of the Storks near Lake Beysehir, which has two large stork colonies, in Konya, Turkey on 21 May 2018 [Abdülhamit Yaşar/Anadolu Agency]