In May, at the climax of the reproductive period of birds, paddy fields are flooded with water, in anticipation of rice seeds.
The flooded fields are swarmed with small invertebrates and amphibians, thus attracting herons, glossy ibises, black-headed gulls, and many other species of birds in search for food for themselves, as well as for their hungry chicks.
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