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Black-throated Bushtits (红头长尾山雀,Aegithalos concinnus) are splashing and having fun. Boldly patterned, tiny birds, usually found in groups. credit 义胆雄丰 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Swinhoe's White-eye (暗绿绣眼鸟). It is recognized by its prominent white eye-rings, as aptly suggested by its name. credit 上官雪儿 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Wreathed Hornbills (花冠皱盔犀鸟,Rhyticeros undulatus) are having the time of their life, in Yunnan province. They are under top-class state protection in #China. (FYI:xhtxs.cn/DJW) #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Swinhoe's White-eye (暗绿绣眼鸟) is splashing. Birds love to bathe. credit 崑仑山 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Love and togetherness -- Indian White-eyes (灰腹绣眼鸟,Zosterops palpebrosus). by 乾隆通宝 #China #nature #Peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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family time for Pied Falconet (白腿小隼,Microhierax melanoleucos), in Jiangxi province. They are under second-class state protection in #China. credit 閑雲 ☕️ #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Black Baza (黑冠鹃隼,Aviceda leuphotes) feeds the young, under second-class state protection in #China. Slender crest may be held vertically or at an angle when the bird is perched. credit lylaoliu #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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"What did you say?" -- Black-throated Bushtit (红头长尾山雀). Adult gray above, pale below, with yellow eye and black throat and mask separated by white, chestnut-washed flanks. credit 王泽归来 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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cute chick of Black-winged Stilt (黑翅长脚鹬,Himantopus himantopus). Striking large black-and-white wader with a thin, straight bill and bright pink legs. credit 柒玥拍鸟 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Silver Pheasant (白鹇, Lophura nycthemera), found mainly in mountains of mainland SE Asia and southern #China. It is under second-class state protection. (FYI:xhtxs.cn/DJW) credit 义胆雄丰 #Chinese #nature #Peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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courtship of Lady Amherst's Pheasant (白腹锦鸡,Chrysolophus amherstiae), in Sichuan province. They are under second-class state protection in #China. credit lylaoliu 🌹 #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Tail-fanning of male Himalayan Monal (棕尾虹雉), second part of its courtship display, in SW China's #Tibet region. It is under top-class state protection in #China. credit 赵龙涛 #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Love and togetherness -- Black-headed Sibia (黑头奇鹛,Heterophasia desgodinsi). They are found in foothill to montane forests from southeast #China to far southern Vietnam. credit 沙嫡野生动物摄影 🌹🌹 #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Bearded Reedlings (文须雀,Panurus biarmicus) are swinging. They feature bright cinnamon-brown plumage, long tail, and yellowish bill. Male has blue-gray head and broad black mustaches. credit 上官雪儿 #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Before swallowing the fish, Common Kingfisher kills the prey it catches by beating it against the tree branch. credit 喜欢喝二两 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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two male Lady Amherst's Pheasants (白腹锦鸡,Chrysolophus amherstiae), in Sichuan province. They are under second-class state protection in #China. (FYI:xhtxs.cn/DJW) credit 建南春 #Chinese #nature #Peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Bearded Reedling (文须雀). It is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. credit 上官雪儿 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (红翅凤头鹃,Clamator coromandus). A distinctive, long-tailed cuckoo with a peaked black crest like a witch's hat, bright orange throat, and rusty wings. credit 老魏纪实影像 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Wallcreeper (红翅旋壁雀), in Sichuan province. Unmistakable, but difficult to spot on rock faces. Spectacular in flight, with broad black, red, and white-spotted wings resembling a giant butterfly. credit 二筒 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Bath time for Indochinese Green Magpie (印支绿鹊,Cissa Hypoleuca). Adult is vivid green with a black mask, bright cinnamon flight feathers, and a cherry-red bill. credit 四方观鸟 ☕️ #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana (水雉) dad takes care of the young on raining day. They are under second-class state protection in #China. credit 静雅拍鸟 🌹 #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Grey Peacock-Pheasant (灰孔雀雉, Polyplectron bicalcaratum), male, in Yunnan province. It is under top-class state protection in #China. credit 悦鸟鸣娴 🌹 #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Whiskered Yuhina (黄颈凤鹛,Yuhina flavicollis), in Yunnan province. It is a distinguished-looking small songbird with a brown mohawk of a crest. credit 关中骆驼 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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male Golden Pheasant (红腹锦鸡), in Henan province. Red-and-gold male stunning and unmistakable. Native to central and western #China. credit lylaoliu #Chinese #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Long-tailed Shrike (棕背伯劳,Lanius schach) feeds the young. credit 森林八哥 #China #nature #peace #wildlife #photography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2023