Rare! Various Birds Including Black Swans 'Visit' the Airport
Tianyin News: With the increasing strengthening of ecological governance in the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone's Huhe area, the regional ecological environment is becoming better and better, providing excellent living environment for wild birds. Recently, various bird species, including black swans, crested snipes, and long-legged sandpipers, have come to reside in the airport area's east and west lakes, adding vitality to the spring airport.
Recently, reporters were surprised to see various birds ‘gathering’ on the lake, enjoying the warm sunshine of spring together. Several crested snipes played together in pairs or wandered alone on the lake, sometimes tilting their heads to groom their feathers. When the weather is sunny, people can also be lucky to see black swans gracefully swimming in the waves, their black-velvet shiny feathers shimmering in the sunlight. In addition, flocks of white-backed chickens were chasing and playing on the lake, sometimes flapping their wings to dive underwater to forage.
Airport residents Ms. Zhang happily said, ‘The water is clearer, the birds are more, and the environment is more beautiful. The airport is becoming more and more livable.’
Bird species in the middle is the crested snipe
According to Professor Zhao Da Peng, Life Science College of Tianjin Normal University, and a wild animal protection expert, the crested snipe is a species of snipe, belonging to the three animals protected by the state. Male snipes and female snipes have a very interesting courtship dance from the time they meet to mate. On the water, when two snipes meet, they face each other, lower their heads and spread their wings, then look up and peck each other, quickly moving forward. When they are about to touch each other, the two snipes will suddenly stop and move backward, like a beautiful ballet.
Black swans originated in Australia and are listed on the List of Endangered Species of the World Nature Conservation Alliance. Their plumage is mostly black and gray or black brown, with the longest neck among all swans. They have a monogamous relationship and are usually together for life.
Bird species for long-legged sandpiper
