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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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Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) [麻雀 má-què, 'sparrow'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) [麻雀 má-què, 'sparrow'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.

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  • Chinese Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus consobrinus) [攀雀 pān-què, 'climbing finch'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Chinese Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus consobrinus) [攀雀 pān-què, 'climbing finch'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) [芦鹀 lú wú, 'reed bunting'] overcast with reeds at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) [芦鹀 lú wú, 'reed bunting'] overcast with reeds at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) [芦鹀 lú wú, 'reed bunting'] overcast with reeds at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) [芦鹀 lú wú, 'reed bunting'] overcast with reeds at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] regurgitating fish scales & bones at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] regurgitating fish scales & bones at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] regurgitating fish scales & bones at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] right after regurgitating fish scales & bones at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) [普通翠鸟 pǔtōng cuì-niǎo, 'common cui bird'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) [麻雀 má-què, 'sparrow'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) [麻雀 má-què, 'sparrow'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) [赤颈鸭 chì-jǐng yā, 'red-necked duck'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
  • Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) [赤颈鸭 chì-jǐng yā, 'red-necked duck'] at Nanhui, Shanghai, China.
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