Super beautiful! A flock of Hooded Cranes Spotted in Ninghu Park, Anning, Yunnan

Yunnan Anning Ninghu Park, a flock of Hooded Cranes (photographed by Wang Hua, Jiang Lin Kun).

Yunnan Anning Ninghu Park, a flock of Hooded Cranes (photographed by Wang Hua, Jiang Lin Kun).

Yunnan Anning Ninghu Park, a flock of Hooded Cranes (photographed by Wang Hua, Jiang Lin Kun).

Yunnan Anning Ninghu Park, a flock of Hooded Cranes (photographed by Wang Hua, Jiang Lin Kun).

On March 16th, a flock of Hooded Cranes were seen in the western lakeside of Ninghu Park in Anning, Yunnan, wading and playing in the water. More than 50 photographers from Jinning, Kunming, Yuxi, and other regions gathered on the western bank of the park, with long lenses capturing the Hooded Cranes.

Hooded Cranes have a body length of about 50 cm, with an elegant appearance, a long neck, and a gray-brown upper body and nearly white lower body. Males and females are not much different. The bird's head has feathered crests resembling a beautiful crown, hence the name Hooded Crane, which is a nationally protected wild bird. It is mainly distributed in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The subspecies Cranes are common regional waterfowl widely distributed in large lakes, and are migratory birds.

In recent years, with the continuous improvement of Ninghu's water quality and the attraction of a good ecological environment, including White Egrets, Grey Herons, Sunbirds, and Black Water Chickens, more than 30 species of birds have settled here. As summer migratory birds, Hooded Cranes have also chosen to reside here for the first time.