A red-billed starling pecks at a persimmon on a tree in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on South Korea's east coast on Dec. 1, 2022. 

 

In Korea, people seldom pick persimmons at the tops of trees so that birds, such as magpies, can eat them. Such treetop persimmons are often called "kkachibap," which means food for magpies. (Yonhap) 

 

Photos by Yoo Hyung-jae 

 

[Yoo Hyung-jae, who took these pictures, is a photo reporter at Yonhap News Agency who specializes in the ecological field.] 

 

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