Look! A Group of ‘Special Guests’ Arrived at Guiyang Guishan Lake Park
Recently, famous photographer Jia Qingxiang from Guiyang was found a group of 'special guests' in Guishan Lake Park.
According to Jia Qingxiang, recently, he walked in Guishan Lake Park and accidentally discovered a group of slightly larger birds by the lake, resembling pigeons and Japanese cranes in shape, with about ten individuals. However, their beaks and feet were significantly longer than those of pigeons and Japanese cranes. They would fly and rest by the shore, like cheerful little elves.
Jia Qingxiang, with his camera hanging on his chest, used the lens to bring the birds closer, and found that these birds had a very beautiful appearance. The 'bird-hunting' enthusiast, who had never seen such birds in the province before.
Jia Qingxiang consulted with tourists and anglers who often walked by the lake, and learned that these were rare migratory birds in winter, called Grey-headed Gulls. They stopped at Guishan Lake for 'a short rest' during their migration in winter, replenishing nutrients and strengthening their physical fitness.
Grey-headed Gulls are unfamiliar to the people of Guiyang. They usually stay at Guishan Lake for no more than 20 days in winter, and tourists rarely see them.
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Grey-headed Gulls, body length 35 cm (with wingspan). Residency type belongs to summer birds, migratory birds, winter birds.
Head and chest are grey, back is brown, wingspan and chest band and tail are black, waist, tail and abdomen are white. They like to inhabit near water open areas and riverbanks, marshes, and rice fields.
Distributed in China, breeding in northeast provinces to Jiangsu and Fujian, migratory through east China and central China, wintering in Yunnan and Guangdong, occasionally seen in Taiwan Island.
Urban reporter Jia Hua
Photo Jia Qingxiang
Editor Chen Qianqian
Proofreading Hao Meng
