Ecological photography Toyota bird watching

"The lake is clear in February, and everyone sings in spring." The smell of early spring is getting stronger and stronger, and it's the season in bird migration. Although the flowers have not been widely opened yet, municipal parks and rivers and lakes in the suburbs of Beijing are full of clear water and blue sky, and waterfowl gather, attracting many tourists to punch in.

Yuanyang in Yuyuantan is the most popular.

Yuyuantan park is a bird-watching resort for photographers. At present, most of the lakes in the park have been frozen, and many wild birds are playing in the lake. Yuanyang and merganser, the national second-class protected animals, and magpie duck, red horse duck and merganser, the Beijing protected animals, entered the park one after another. After nearly three years of investigation, the number of birds recorded in the park has reached 160, belonging to 16 orders and 45 families.

Yuyuantan Liang Ying photo

Yuyuantan

While watching birds, tourists also learn a lot about birds. "Is the mandarin duck embroidered on the pillowcase male or female?" The tourists almost said in unison: "of course it is a couple!" But the truth is, they are all men! After the commentator's explanation, everyone realized that although Yuanyang is a symbol of love in the concept of contemporary China people, the word Yuanyang was not originally used to describe the love between men and women, but was compared to the love between brothers. Until Lu, one of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem: "You are better than your eyes, why don't you give up your life?" It is better to be a mandarin duck than a fairy, which opens a precedent for mandarin ducks to compare with lovers.

Swan became the star of the Summer Palace.

In the Summer Palace, swans became the stars that photographers rushed to shoot. Every year, before and after the "dragon looks up", a white swan resting on the way to migration will be ushered in.

The Summer Palace

Many photographers came to the lake early, chose their seats, set up their cameras, carefully watched the white swans play and enjoyed their graceful posture. Many of them are "old fans" of the white swan, and swans who have been waiting for migration here for five or six years in a row often stay for a whole day.

The Summer Palace

The south lake part of Kunming Lake is the favorite place for white swans to play in the water. They skim the water one by one, hover in a straight line in the air, or dive into the water to hunt. On a sunny evening, the orange sky reflects the Xiangshan Mountain, which is like an excellent canvas given by nature, allowing the white swan and photographers to create a beautiful picture together. The Jade Belt Bridge not far away naturally adds a heavy human history to this landscape.

Boiled chicken came to Shunyi section of Chaobai River.

Green head and yellow feet, with obvious white collar around the neck ... In the waters of Jianhe Park in Shunyi in the evening, several mallard ducks are playing or flying in the water, and their smart posture has attracted many tourists to stop and enjoy.

In Shunyi section of Chaobai River, in addition to mallard, there are many wading birds such as egrets, seagulls, white swans and black swans 10 who have settled here for a long time, especially in spring. Since 1999, the Shunyi section of Chaobai River was cut off, such a harmonious scene of clear water, blue sky, birds and flowers has not been seen for a long time.

In May last year, the whole line of the Shunyi section of Chaobai River was flooded with water, and ecological replenishment created a series of "lake-stream-wetland" water environment for Chaobai River. This has significantly improved the ecological environment of Chaobai River and formed various river habitats, such as deep pools, islands, grass irrigation, sparse forests and so on. , attracting a variety of swimming birds, including the national third-class protected animal Bones Chicken.

Discovery of "Giant Panda among Birds" in the North Canal

North canal

South of Shunyi, upstream of Gan Tang Gate of Tongzhou North Canal, the water is sparkling, and dozens of Mongolian gulls are dancing happily. In recent years, with the improvement of air quality, water quality of rivers and lakes and the surrounding environment of rivers in Tongzhou District, more and more birds are attracted to gather. "From June 65438 to this year 10, the North Canal Management Office has observed more than 20 species of birds." Wang Zilong, head of the Water Environment Management Office of the North Canal Management Office, said that egrets, herons, wild ducks, black pheasants and seagulls can be seen in all waters of the North Canal. Last year, the Chinese merganser, a national first-class protected animal known as the "giant panda among birds", was also discovered.