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Poyang Lake 鄱陽湖 12-2013

19-22/12/2013
This year water level at Poyang Lake dropped a lot & so cranes/geese were more concentrated in some parts of the lake.
Siberian Crane 白鶴
We estimated that there were over 1,300 nos of Siberian Crane in this area. (According to the International Crane Foundation, the population of Siberian Crane is between 2,900 to 3,000 and the trend is rapid declining)
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Some views of the lake :
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At the front were Swan Geese 鴻雁 , behind the gooses were Tundra Swans 小天鵝 & Oriental Storks 東方白鸛 were far behind.

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Swan Geese with Oriental Storks in the background.
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A pair of Siberian Cranes among a flock of Swan Geese.
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A fleet of Siberian Cranes.
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A family of Siberian Cranes.
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(to be cont'd)

Common Crane 灰鶴
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Hooded Crane 白頭鶴
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White-naped Crane 白枕鶴
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Oriental Stork 東方白鸛
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Tundra Swan 小天鵝
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Greater White-fronted Goose 白額雁
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Greylag Goose 灰雁
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Siberian Crane 白鶴
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Water Pipit 水鷚
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Eurasian Skylark 雲雀
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Northern Lapwing 鳳頭麥雞
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Finally, a little story between the Swan Goose & the Spot-billed Duck.
The goose wanted to make friends with the duck but was rejected. The duck entered water again and the goose followed behind.
The duck swam much faster than the goose & soon disappeared; the goose called loudly in the water behind but got no response !
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Po Yang

These "Low Water level" shots remind me of conditions there a good few years ago !

Thanks for sharing...