The look of Asian Openbill Stork in UTM Skudai campus

This is taken in the noon of 11 February 2020. Where I notice that this Asian Openbill Stork still roams around UTM Skudai campus [1]. I think it has been almost 4 weeks after start noticing them last 21 January 2020. As it is 1 size bigger than the usual bangau (yellow billed egret) that is available here [2].

Not sure why they stay around quite long here. As this area is not common to see such species. From the information gain in wikipedia, the species is very rare in the Sind and Punjab regions of Pakistan, but widespread and common in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia [1].
For me, first time in my life to see them. As Malaysia is not part of the places they usually stop by. Not sure if they can sense coronavirus outbreak earlier and decided to stay put here till the coast is safe and clear for them to migrate [3]. Seems like UTM Skudai campus have sufficient supplies for them to stay put.

All pictures taken using my good precious Samsung J7 Prime.
Till then, have fun in taking good pictures of rare birds in your area.

References:
[1] Asian Openbill Stork https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_openbill
[2] Intermediate egret or Yellow billed egret https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_egret

[3] What We Know About the Coronavirus, From Symptoms to Treatment https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-we-know-about-the-wuhan-virus-11579716128