First Appearance of Crested Snipes in Anning Ninghu Lake
This year, the crested snipes (pì tī) appeared for the first time in Kunming's Anning Ninghu Lake.
On March 16th, a group of crested snipes were playing and swimming on the western shore of Ninghu Park in Kunming's Anning. Over 50 photographers from Jinning, Kunming, and Yuxi gathered on the western shore of the park, with long lenses focusing on the crested snipes.
Crested snipes, with bodies about 50cm long, have elegant appearances with long necks. Their upper bodies are pure gray-brown, and their lower bodies are close to white. The difference between males and females is not significant. The bird's head has feather plumage resembling a crown, hence the name crested snipe, which is a national level two protected wild bird. It is mainly distributed in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The snipe subspecies is a regionally common waterfowl, widely distributed in large lakes, and is a migratory species.
Bird photography enthusiast Wang Hua introduced that this group of crested snipes arrived in Anning in mid-February, with approximately 40-50 individuals, and it is currently their breeding season.
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the water quality of Ninghu Lake and the attraction of a good ecological environment, including white egrets, black-faced herons, and sunbirds, more than 30 species of birds have settled here. As for the migratory crested snipes, they have also chosen to reside here for the first time.
Reporter Sun Qinxia of Chuncheng Wanbao-Kaiping News
Correspondent Pan Mingli, Wang Hua, Jiang Linkun, Photography Report
