52
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
53
54
55
56
57
male Golden Pheasant (红腹锦鸡, Chrysolophus pictus).
It is under second-class state protection in #China. (FYI:xhtxs.cn/DJW)
credit 静雅拍鸟
#Chinese #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
58
a string of Scarlet Finches (血雀,Carpodacus sipahi), in Yunnan province.
The brilliantly red male is fittingly named and unmistakable.
credit 巴西木
#China #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
59
Silver Pheasant (白鹇, Lophura nycthemera), in a fairyland.
It is under second-class state protection in #China. (FYI:xhtxs.cn/DJW)
credit 福建静心
#Chinese #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
60
61
62
courtship of Black-billed Capercaillie (黑嘴松鸡,Tetrao urogalloides), male.
It is under top-class state protection in #China. (FYI:xhtxs.cn/DJW)
credit 福建静心
#Chinese #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
63
Eurasian Hoopoe (戴胜,Upupa epops) feeds the young, in #Beijing.
It features a Chinese fan of a crest (usually held closed, but often raised just after landing), and a rapier of a bill.
credit 上官雪儿
#China #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
65
huge flock of Vinous-throated Parrotbills (棕头鸦雀,Sinosuthora webbiana) is splashing, in Shanxi province.
Round-headed and long-tailed, adults are warm orange-brown overall.
credit 秋天的记忆
#China #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
66
67
68
69
70
Red-tailed Laughingthrushes (赤尾噪鹛,Trochalopteron milnei) is splashing and having fun.
An exquisitely- and distinctively-colored laughingthrush that features bright red wings and tail.
credit 义胆雄丰
#China #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
71
72
Blood Pheasant (血雉,Ithaginis cruentus), in SW China's #Tibet autonomous region.
It is under second-class state protection in #China. (FYI:xhtxs.cn/DJW)
credit 春兰秋菊
#Chinese #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023
73
74
75
