In the whole natural world, birds are the most beautiful in appearance, the most pleasant in sound, and the most loved animal among all vertebrates. From the poles of the ice and snow, to the roof of the world, from the grassless desert to the densely populated cities, there are birds, they are gods of the elves.
Shahu Lake is known as the West Lake of the North Country, tucked into Lijiang, and is honored as one of the top ten charming wetlands in China selected by CCTV. Every spring back to the earth, grass long warblers flying, is the time when hundreds of birds soar, according to the famous ornithologist Professor Du Tiankui's latest statistics, Shahu lake birds have 17 orders, 44 families, 101 genera and 178 species, of which Ningxia new record birds 8 species, there are great bustards, Chinese autumn sand ducks, golden eagles, white-tailed sea eagles and other national first-class protected birds, every year there are millions of birds circulating in this large wetland, can be called bird photographers paradise.
Sand Lake Bird Science Popularization
There are many birds that breed in Sand Lake, including resident birds, traveling birds, and summer migratory birds.
Birds that live in an area all year round and do not migrate with the seasons are collectively called resident birds.
Traveling birds are traveling through an area in the middle of migration and not breeding or wintering in that area, and in this area, these bird species are traveling birds.
Summer migratory birds are birds that breed in an area in the spring or summer, fly to a warmer area in the autumn for winter, and fly back to the original area in the spring of the following year. Home swallows, cuckoos and yellow orioles are china's summer migratory birds.
Ring-necked pheasant
The ring-necked pheasant is a resident bird, the male is about 85 cm long, also known as the ring-necked pheasant and pheasant. The top of the head is tan, the eyebrows are white, the bare skin around the eyes is bright red, the neck is metallic green, there are white ring bands underneath, the upper body is purple red, the lower back and waist are blue-gray, the chest is a red copper color with purple, the abdomen is black green, the tail feathers are yellow-gray, and the black spots are arranged. The female is small, about 60 cm long, with sand-brown or brownish-yellow plumage, mixed with black and red markings. The iris is reddish-maroon, the corners of the mouth are brown, and the legs and feet are dark reddish-brown. Males move alone or in small groups, and females and their chicks occasionally flock to other birds. It inhabits open woodlands, shrublands, semi-deserts and arable lands of varying heights.
partridge
Stone chicken, about 38 cm long, heavy striped quail. The throat is white, the lower face is black and streaked through the eyes and lower throat, and the mouth and flesh-colored eye circles are bright red. The upper body is pink gray , the pectoral skin is orange-yellow , and the two flanks are black , maroon transverse spots , and white stripes. Commonly known as gaga chicken, iris brown, red mouth and feet. It is found in pairs or in groups in open grasslands and arid grasslands.
common kestrel
Kestrels are resident birds, birds of prey. It is a reddish-brown falcon about 33 cm long. The male has grey on the top of the head and nape of the neck, a blue-gray tail without transverse spots, a reddish-brown body with slightly black transverse spots on the upper body, and a yellowish skin with black longitudinal stripes on the lower body. The female is slightly larger , with an all-brown upper body , less reddish brown and more coarse transverse spots than the male. Hovering lazily or hovering in the air while preying, swooping down on prey. It rests on pillars or dead trees and prefers to open the wilderness.
Rock pigeon
The rock pigeon is a resident bird, in the family Doves. A grey pigeon about 31 cm long. The wings have two black transverse spots. Very similar to the original pigeon, but with a shallow abdomen and back, a broad whitedish sub-band on the tail, and the gray base, light-colored back and white band on the tail contrast significantly. The iris is light brown, the mouth is black, the wax membrane is flesh colored, and the feet are red. The group inhabits rocky cliffs.
Bead-necked dove
The bead-necked dove is a pink-brown dove with a body length of about 30 cm. The tail is slightly elongated , the outer caudal feathers are very broad in white at the front , and the flight feathers are darker than the body feathers. The side of the neck is covered with white black patches as its main feature. The iris is orange, the mouth is black, and the feet are red. Symbiosis with humans. It inhabits the area around villages and rice paddies, and often feeds on the ground and the road.
The data comes from the editor-in-chief of Xun Guangsheng of "Heavenly Sand Lake Bird" published by Sunshine Publishing House
Some of the pictures come from the web
Ningxia Shahu 丨 source
Hui Hui 丨 Editor
Liu Feng 丨 responsible editor
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