Dubbed ôThe BirdsÆ Paradise,ö the Danube Delta is home for more than 300 species of birds. Most of these live in sedentary colonies, while some are migrating birds that spend only a few months every year on Romanian soil.
One of the most famous birds, the pelican, which is now the symbol of the Danube Delta, lives in colonies among the reeds on the banks of the channels. Wild geese, swans, cormorants, egrets, storks, or white eagles may be seen everywhere in the Delta, from Chilia to Padina, along the ¬ontea Channel, or on the shores of Lake Furtuna..
