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Birds Of China

This gallery is a sincere effort to document birds of China. I've got two fold objective in bird photography (a) first is for documenting various species in China and their behavior and (b) second is to bring an artistic perspective that is visible beyond the naked eye. As such you will find some pictures not so good as others meant for art as they are pure for documentation purpose only. If there are any species identified incorrectly, pls do email me and I will be glad to update them as soon as possible. The caption has the English Name, Scientific Name, Chinese Name, Pinyin of Chinese Name and the Meaning of chinese name. So it is something like this: English_Name (Scientific_Name) [Chinese_Name Pinyin_of_Chinese_Name, 'Meaning_of_Chinese_Name']

None of these photographs have been taken in the zoo or of tamed birds, neither have any artificial perches or bait been put to attract these birds. All shots are taken in wild environment with all caution to minimize disturbance to the birds. Also, I am not a big fan of Photoshoping photographs - as such these photographs are as shot, with minor crop, spot removals, exposure and contrast changes done in Adobe Lightroom. Hope you enjoy this gallery.
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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) [斑鱼狗 bān yú-gǒu, 'striped/spotted fish dog'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) [斑鱼狗 bān yú-gǒu, 'striped/spotted fish dog'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.

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  • Beautiful male Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang']  at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni) [斑鸫 bān-dōng, 'striped thrush'] at Poyang Wetland, Wucheng, Jiangxi, China
  • Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) [小䴙䴘 xiǎo pìtī, 'small grebe'] in non-breeding plumage at Nanhui, Shanghai, China
  • Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) [鹤鹬 hè yù, 'crane yu'] in non-breeding plumage at Dongtan Wetland, Chongming Island, Shanghai, China.
  • Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) [北红尾鸲 běi hóng-wěi-qú, 'northern red-tailed robin'] at Chongming Island, Shanghai, China.
  • Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) [北红尾鸲 běi hóng-wěi-qú, 'northern red-tailed robin'] at Chongming Island, Shanghai, China.
  • White Wagtail (Motacilla alba leucopsis) [白鹡鸰 bái jílíng, 'white wagtail'] at Chongming Island, Shanghai, China.
  • Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang'] landing at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) [普通鸬鹚 pǔtōng lúcí, 'common cormorant'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) [普通鸬鹚 pǔtōng lúcí, 'common cormorant'] taking off at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) [普通鸬鹚 pǔtōng lúcí, 'common cormorant'] in flight at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Black Faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) [灰头鹀 huī-tóu wú, 'grey-headed bunting'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) [斑鱼狗 bān yú-gǒu, 'striped/spotted fish dog'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) [斑鱼狗 bān yú-gǒu, 'striped/spotted fish dog'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang'] in flight at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang'] in flight at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang'] in flight at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
  • Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata) [鸳鸯 yuān-yang, 'yuan-yang'] at Yuanyang Lake ( Datangwu Resorvior), Wuyuan, China.
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