Recently, Huo Tao, a member of the Wuhan Bird Watching Association, observed and photographed the red-necked bird at Wuhan University, and so far, there are 423 species of birds in Wuhan, accounting for nearly 30% of China's bird list.
That is to say, 1/3 of the birds in the country, you have the opportunity to meet in Wuhan.
Why do birds love Wuhan? Here's a proud "achievement sheet" for you to see:
The total water area of Wuhan is 2117.6 square kilometers, accounting for a quarter of the city's land area.
The Yangtze River and its largest tributary, the Han River, meet in Wuhan. China's first and second largest city lakes, Tangxun Lake and East Lake are all in Wuhan.
The city's 166 lakes cover a total area of 803.17 square kilometers, and the lake water surface rate ranks first among the largest cities in the country
As early as 2013, Wuhan was the first in the country to launch the "Wetland Ecological Compensation Mechanism", stipulating "government compensation for birds eating crops" to encourage residents of wetland reserves to love birds and protect birds.
All these favorable conditions make Wuhan one of the cities with the richest inland wetland resources in the world, and it has also become an excellent habitat for birds.
At present, as the weather gets colder, the birds are embarking on a long journey south from the north. When I flew to Wuhan, I found that the temperature here was suitable, the rivers and lakes were no longer frozen and frozen, and there was enough food such as fish, insects, and fruits.
As a result, more than 200,000 birds stay every year to survive the winter. The number of birds in Wuhan also peaks in winter. In fact, in the early years of Wuhan, there were not so many mercerized starlings, and with the large number of camphor trees planted in Wuhan as street trees, the birds also came with food. Birds appear in all corners of the city to bring surprise easter eggs to life, which is the wonderful pleasure of living in Wuhan.
Source: Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism
(Source: People's Daily client Hubei Channel)