Spring is in full bloom, and it is the season when the winter migratory birds return to the north.
Migratory birds that have wintered in the south begin to fly back to their homes in the north,
When passing through Yunlong Lake,
Can't help but be fascinated by the beauty of this place,
Rest on their feet;
And winter migratory birds such as silver gulls and red-billed gulls that spend the winter in Yunlong Lake,
It will also fly away from Xuzhou in the next few days.
Some photography enthusiasts first photographed the silver gull with the AD21 wing label AD21 in Yunlong Lake a few days ago. So far, 4 silver gulls with winged marks have been photographed in Yunlong Lake.
The first North-return anti-billed sandpipers are coming!
"Here comes a bunch of anti-billed sandpipers today!" In the morning, I first stayed in the area of Yudai Bridge, and then I liked to stop at the shoals west of Ziwei Island. On the evening of the 6th, in the WeChat group of the Xuzhou Ecological Bird Photography Committee, photography enthusiasts exchanged the anti-billed sandpiper photographed in Yunlong Lake that day, which was the first batch of migratory birds from the north this year.
"It was around 9:20 a.m. and it was still at Yunlong Lake before dark in the afternoon. When I went to look for them again the next morning, I couldn't find them again, presumably after a day's rest, and the anti-billed sandpipers flew away before dawn. Photography enthusiast Yang Hongwu said.
Several photography enthusiasts have taken satisfactory works.
Yunlong Lake in early spring,
A touch of new green of weeping willows along the lake,
Like smoke and fog.
Under this green background,
The flapping and flying regurgitated sandpiper is really fresher and more cute.
Compared with the silver gulls stationed in Yunlong Lake, the rare anti-billed sandpiper is more petite and flexible. With a pair of enviable arrogant long legs, not to mention, the feathers of the anti-billed sandpiper are white, but the wing tips and wing roots are black, coupled with the large black legs and the same slender black beak, the anti-billed sandpiper uses the most IN "black and white match" in the fashion industry just right. In the blue sky and clear water, green trees and white clouds, this "black and white" elf is only flexible, which is pleasing to the eye.
Photography enthusiasts who shoot birds in Yunlong Lake all year round are clear to these guests who come to the Migratory Bird Inn. "Last spring, the north-mouthed sandpiper came on March 8, and last year it came on March 10. This year came early, and the 6th came. They just pass through Xuzhou, usually staying for two or three days at most, as long as they rest well, they will continue to fly north. Yang Hongwu said, "This time, the first batch of north-returned anti-mouthed sandpipers only stayed for one day." ”
According to images taken by several photography enthusiasts, there are nearly 20 of the anti-billed sandpipers, compared with only 13 last spring.
The newly built shoals are a favorite place for birds to stay
Flying all the way north, to Yunlong Lake to rest and adjust, replenish energy "refueling", Yunlong Lake is not only the inn of migratory birds, but also the "gas station" of migratory birds.
Compared with the silver and red-billed gulls that come to Yunlong Lake every year to spend the winter, these migratory birds are less courageous and keep a longer distance from people. The newly built shoal last winter is the first attempt by the Yunlong Lake Scenic area management committee after listening to the advice of bird lovers. Because the water area of Yunlong Lake is larger and closer to the city, whether it is a resident bird or a migratory bird, it is necessary to have a suitable foothold in the middle of the lake, and several newly built shoals are reasonable after inspection, which can meet the needs of birds to rest and rest, and can also slightly narrow the distance between birds and people, which is more convenient for citizens and photography enthusiasts to watch birds and shoot birds.
The shoal on the west side of Ziwei Island has become the birds' favorite place to stay. There is no beautiful scenery, but there is also plenty of food - it is close to the mouth of the upstream river into the lake, there are more fish; coupled with the fact that it is close to Ziwei Island, bird lovers often buy live fish and live loach to feed, so the birds like to rest on this shoal when they are tired.
"Sincerely praise the Cloud Management Committee! These shoals are so well built! Initial results, let these distant guests have a good place to rest their feet, I believe that gradually will attract more birds to Yunlong Lake! Photography enthusiast Liu Zhenrong said.
Distinctive features: the mouth is upturned like a shovel
The anti-billed sandpiper is best recognized. In a flock of birds, you can easily recognize them. That's because the mouth of the regurgitated sandpiper is very special: long, curved, upturned at the top, and looks like a small shovel.
Yes, this is exactly the weapon of foraging for the anti-billed sandpiper – their foraging method is mainly through their long, upturned mouths, constantly sweeping back and forth in the water or mud. Small invertebrates such as small crustaceans, aquatic insects, insect larvae, worms and mollusks hidden in the mud will be turned over by this small shovel and have nowhere to hide, becoming the belly food of the regurgitated sandpiper. And in the mud so stirred around, it is inevitable that there will be a "missing hand" - caught by the mussel! Therefore, there is an allusion to "sandpipers and clams compete with each other to gain profits from fishing."
This is like the mouth of a shovel, which has become the most recognizable symbol of the anti-mouthed sandpiper.
Compared with the larger swans, crested wheat chickens, white storks, and silver gulls, the regurgitated sandpiper is much smaller. "The anti-billed sandpiper is about 1/3 the size of a silver gull. The body is particularly dexterous, and it is particularly agile to fly. Liu Zhenrong took the anti-billed sandpiper photographed in his camera and told reporters, "The feathers of the anti-billed sandpiper are mainly black and white, black and white, and they are also particularly good-looking." ”
4 winged silver gulls were photographed at Yunlong Lake
As early as a week ago, some photography enthusiasts photographed a new winged silver gull in Yunlong Lake, and the silver gull's wing mark is "AD21", which is the first time it has been photographed in Yunlong Lake. So far, Xuzhou Yunlong Lake has photographed 4 silver gulls with wing tags, which are the AD81, the old friend who is most familiar to Xuzhou people, as well as the AN92, which has a relatively high frequency of appearances, the AP09 that was photographed for the first time last winter, and the AD21 that was recently photographed.
"AD21 did not spend the winter in Yunlong Lake, it may have flown from the south to meet the silver gulls of Yunlong Lake, and then flew back to their hometown together." For the new friend of Yunlong Lake, the bird lovers are very happy, although they do not know much about this new guest, they all hope that the beautiful Yunlong Lake can make this new guest fall in love and come to Yunlong Lake this winter for the winter.
The silver gulls that accompanied the people of Xuzhou for a winter have recently begun to move north as the weather warms up. Bird friends have a faint nostalgia for these cute elves. In the cold winter days, many bird photography enthusiasts have become accustomed to visiting the silver gulls once a week, and will deliberately bring them small loach, small red fish and other delicious food. Although the number of silver gulls that stay in Yunlong Lake in winter is relatively large, many bird friends are familiar with their temperament and personality, and can tell a lot of the stories of these silver gulls.
It is precisely because of the feeding of bird friends and the friendly care of Xuzhou citizens that the silver gulls of Yunlong Lake are not afraid of people, they are very close to people, and often the more people there are, the more they will take the initiative to fly over and interact with people. The silver gulls of Yunlong Lake have become a widely praised winter scene in Xuzhou.
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The regurgitated sandpiper is a particularly long-legged wader in the genus Regurgitate in the family Regurgitate in the order Regurgitate. It is distributed in both the eastern and western hemispheres. It lives in wetlands and alkaline lakes close to the bay. The back has a striking black and white logo, the abdomen is grayish white, and the body length is about 38 to 45 cm.
It is distributed in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin and other provinces in China, and winters in southern Tibet, Guangdong, Fujian and Hong Kong. During the migration, it passed through hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Hunan and Sichuan provinces.
Xu Bao Rong Media reporter Wang Shuyu
Edited by Shanshan