Speaking of flamingos, I believe that many people have the impression that it should live in tropical or subtropical areas Recently, a flamingo was found in the Longquan Reservoir! On October 17, autumn rains flew, Jingmen Longquan Reservoir was blowing with strong winds, and waves rolled up in the water, and bird observers in Jingmen City observed an injured and single "drifting bird" big red stork through long lenses for two consecutive days, which sometimes foraged on the reservoir beach with wind and rain, and sometimes flew close to the water.
Citrine photo
"Longquan Reservoir is a medium-sized reservoir, and when the river and lake in the Knife District patrolled the lake, this special 'bird' was found on the reed beach in the southeast corner of the reservoir dam." The person in charge of the Jingmen Longquan Reservoir Management Office told reporters that the big red stork, also known as the big flamingo, is a large and tall (130 cm) pink water bird, which is a rare bird that is rare in the local area.
Injured flamingo swimming in the water (photo by Citrine)
According to the lake patrol personnel, when the birds were alarmed, they immediately took off, their wings were red, and the appearance of the wading birds and egrets they usually saw was different, they immediately reported to the staff of the reservoir management office, and promptly notified the discovery of this rare bird to the Jingmen City Bird Love Culture Research Association.
On the morning of the 16th, the Jingmen Bird Love Association immediately assigned bird observer Huang Jing and other bird lovers to rush to the scene of the Longquan Reservoir. When they filmed the footage with a long lens, they observed that the bird's right leg was scratched by a branch and that the entire leg was necrotic. But the bird can also stand on one leg, fly short distances, swim in the water, and forage for food on the beach.
Injured flamingos fly short distances on the surface of the water (citrine photo) The flamingos generally inhabit inaccessible wide and shallow waters, often living in large flocks of tens to hundreds of animals, with their necks straight when flying. Alert, gentle, and good at swimming, but rarely reaches deep water, flying slowly and smoothly, feeding on crustaceans, mollusks, fish, aquatic insects, etc. in the water.
Injured Red Stork walking in shallow water (Citrine photo)
It is reported that the great red stork originates in Africa, the Americas, West Asia, South Asia, and belongs to the "drifting bird" in China. The "drifting bird", called a subspecies (roseus), has been recorded in flocks and individual birds in northwestern China, and there is a record of birds in Dongting Lake, which may have been isolated from the breeding group in Afghanistan or central Kazakhstan and entered China. The Great Red Stork is listed in cites of the Washington Convention and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver3.1 – No Threatened (LC). This species has been included in the "List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Under National Protection beneficial or of important economic and scientific research value" issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.
Injured flamingo foraging on the beach (photo by citrine)
"At present, the provincial and municipal wildlife protection departments have asked the reservoir management office to protect the giant red stork in situ and are studying the next step of the rescue plan." Huang Jing, a bird observer of the Jingmen Bird Love Society, told reporters that after observing the injuries of the great red stork, he reported to the Hubei Wildlife Rescue Research and Development Center by telephone. "Nowadays, protecting wild birds, protecting biodiversity, jointly building a community of life on the earth, and realizing harmonious coexistence between man and nature have become an unshirkable responsibility of Jingmen bird lovers."
Source: Jingmen Evening News