Spring River Warms! Swans and Water Birds Frolic on the Yellow River in Qinghai and Deqing

A leisurely and relaxed green-headed duck basking in the spring sunlight. (Photo/Text by Zhao Hai Mei)

China Weather Net News: Spring comes early in Qinghai Province, Qinghai Deqing area, the clear yellow river surface gathers swans and water birds, sometimes in small groups or pairs, sometimes in neat lines leisurely ‘walking’ on the river surface, sometimes chasing and playing with each other, sometimes gliding over the water surface and soaring, presenting a scene of a hundred birds frolicking in the Yellow River Valley of Qinghai Province. The photo shows a group of pictures taken on March 1st at the Yellow River in Deqing. (Photo/Text by Zhao Hai Mei Chen Ximing)

Swans soaring on the Yellow River. (Photo/Text by Zhao Hai Mei Chen Ximing)

Swans and water birds gathering and enjoying the spring sunshine on the Yellow River. (Photo/Text by Zhao Hai Mei)

Green-headed ducks and Eurasian coot on the Yellow River surface. (Photo/Text by Zhao Hai Mei)

Three swans in a neat line leisurely ‘walking’ on the river surface. (Photo/Text by Zhao Hai Mei)

Swans and water birds gathering basking in the spring sunshine on the Yellow River. (Photo/Text by Zhao Hai Mei)