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fight among Mandarin Ducks (鸳鸯).
They are historically -- and mistakenly -- believed by #Chinese people to mate for life. Pair of birds is used to symbolize the love of devoted couples.
credit 何平
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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
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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
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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.🌹
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Great Egret (大白鹭) is waiting for fish from angler. They have become friends. 🤣
credit 抖音里的小蚂蚁
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Whiskered Yuhina (黄颈凤鹛,Yuhina flavicollis), in Yunnan province.
Distinguished-looking small songbird with a brown mohawk of a crest.
credit 秋天的记忆
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Amur Paradise Flycatcher (寿带,Terpsiphone incei) feeds the young.
Breeding males have a long tail twice the length of the body. Female and immature male similar but tail much shorter.
credit 柒玥拍鸟
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male Mandarin Duck (鸳鸯).
Male is very ornate with big orangey "sail fins" on the back, streaked orangey cheeks, and a small red bill with a whitish tip.
credit 何平
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Eurasian Blue Tit (青山雀,Cyanistes caeruleus), fluffy and Brightly-colored cutie.
credit 看个鸟
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