The "giant panda among birds" black stork was found in Tianshui

The "giant panda among birds" black stork was found in Tianshui

Daily Gansu Network January 20 news According to lanzhou evening news, on January 16, the black stork group known as the "giant panda among birds" appeared for the first time in Tianshui territory, and when the two photographers passed through Liqiao Town in Maiji District, they met 7 black storks that were playing and foraging in the river beach and fields, and used the camera to record the rare activity scene of the black stork group in the wild.

Photographer Fu Guoqing told reporters that on the same day, he and his colleague Yang Chun went to Liqiao Town, Maiji District, to collect wind, and near the government of Liqiao Town, they found two large wading birds on the beach next to the road, and they usually like to pay attention to photographing birds, and they quickly identified it as black storks. Fu Guoqing said that after careful observation and searching, they found 5 more, a total of 7 black storks. It is understood that the black stork is a large wader with a beautiful posture, bright body color, agile activities and alert temperament. The adult bird is 1-1.2 meters long, feeds on fish, has been extinct in its traditional breeding grounds, such as Sweden and other countries, has been listed as an endangered species by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, because of its scarcity, it is known as the "giant panda among birds", which belongs to the national first-level protected animals. According to the staff of the Tianshui Wildlife Conservation Center, it is the first time that a black stork group has been found in Tianshui. Black stork is one of the important species reflecting the ecological environment, it is not yet certain whether these black storks stay and reproduce or migrate through Tianshui, but it is certain that in recent years, with the obvious improvement of the ecological environment, Tianshui has become an important habitat for rare and protected animals such as black storks.

Correspondent Fu Guoqing Lanzhou Daily All-Media Reporter Harina text/photo