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Subject: [China] Poyang Lake 鄱陽湖 12-2013 [Print This Page]
Author: Paux    Time: 24/12/2013 19:35     Subject: 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)

Some views of the lake :

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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Author: Paux    Time: 24/12/2013 19:40




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Author: Paux    Time: 24/12/2013 19:46

Swan Geese with Oriental Storks in the background.

A pair of Siberian Cranes among a flock of Swan Geese.


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Author: Paux    Time: 24/12/2013 19:53

A fleet of Siberian Cranes.

A family of Siberian Cranes.

(to be cont'd)

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Author: Paux    Time: 26/12/2013 19:51

Common Crane 灰鶴

Hooded Crane 白頭鶴

White-naped Crane 白枕鶴

Oriental Stork 東方白鸛


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Author: Paux    Time: 26/12/2013 20:11

Tundra Swan 小天鵝

Greater White-fronted Goose 白額雁

Greylag Goose 灰雁

Siberian Crane 白鶴


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Author: Paux    Time: 26/12/2013 20:19

Water Pipit 水鷚

Eurasian Skylark 雲雀


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Author: Paux    Time: 26/12/2013 20:36

Northern Lapwing 鳳頭麥雞

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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Author: msamuel    Time: 26/12/2013 21:26

想看的都看到了
Author: Paux    Time: 26/12/2013 23:55

可惜卷羽鵜鶘與江豚都未有看到
Author: John Holmes    Time: 27/12/2013 21:19     Subject: Po Yang

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

Thanks for sharing...



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