Paradise for Siberian white cranes
18 ImagesEvery year, 700,000 waterbirds representing more than 251 species fly from Russia, Mongolia, Japan and South Korea, as well as northern China to spend winter in paradise on Lake Poyang, the largest freshwater lake in all of China, in the eastern province of Jiangxi. Photographer Sanghee Liu has documented these beautiful birds.
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A Siberian crane arrives at Wuxing Farm at sunrise.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A Siberian crane arrives at Wuxing Farm as the sun rises in the morning.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Siberian cranes take flying training at Wuxing Farm in the eastern China's Jiangxi Province.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A Siberian crane cleans its feather at Wuxing Farm.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Two Siberian cranes looking for lotus root at Wuxing Farm in the early morning.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A Siberian crane fights its invader as it enters the family's dining area, Poyang Lake.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Siberian cranes take flying training at Wuxing Farm in the eastern China's Jiangxi Province.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A baby white crane picks up a piece of lotus root from its mother at Wuxing Farm.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Two egrets flying over rainbow at Poyang Lake.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Egrets resting on a tree as the sun sets at Wuxing Farm.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A shrike rests on a tree at Wuxing Farm in the eastern China's Jiangxi Province.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Poyang Lake in the eastern China's Jiangxi Province, which is the largest freshwater lake in China and Asia's largest winter destination for migrant birds.Credit:Liu Shuangxi
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Siberian cranes take flying training at Wuxing Farm in the eastern China's Jiangxi Province.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A couple of spotted doves resting on electric wires at Wuxing Farm in the eastern China's Jiangxi Province.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A group of swans flying under the sunset.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A group of swans take flying training at Poyang Lake. Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A swan is landing on the water at Wuxing farm in the eastern China's Jiangxi Province.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A group of swans flying under the sunset. Credit:Sanghee Liu