Wildlife Photos
A collection of wildlife photos straight from the camera, without post-processing except some cropping. Simplified Chinese version is also available.
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Barn Swallow
A cluster of barn swallows perched on a branch of a leafy tree at a wetland park. Several birds are closely packed together. One swallow is in mid-flight, its wings spread as it flies into the camera. The branches are covered in green leaves, creating a dense, natural backdrop for the birds.
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Little Tern
A little tern is captured mid-flight above choppy grey water. The bird’s wing is extended upwards as it just splashes out of the water, creating a small ripple.
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Night Heron
A camera-native monochrome shot of a night heron perched atop a large, round floating item in calm water. The water is smooth, reflecting the sky and creating a sense of stillness.
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Common Moorhen
A camera-native monochrome shot of a dark bird called Common Moorhen stands on a floating log in a lake fully covered with green algae. The bird appears to be either drinking water or eating the algae.
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Beaver
A brown beaver swims in a calm, murky river at a wetland park. The water is partially obscured by tall green reeds and reflections create ripples on the surface.
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Cattle Egret and Bull
A large, dark brown bull rests on a grassy bank beside a murky green pond. The bull wears a blue and black halter. A cattle egret stands nearby, looking towards the bull. Tall green grasses frame the image.
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Common Tailorbird
A Common Tailor with a reddish-brown crown, a greenish-yellow back, and a pale grey belly stands on the mossy edge of a concrete ledge. The bird is holding a small insect in its narrow beak. In the background, soft green leaves hang down from the upper left corner, while the rest of the background is smoothly blurred out of focus.
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Common Tailorbird
A small, light-brown bird called Common Tailorbird with a reddish cap perches on a thin twig with blurred web green grass in the background.
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Black-collared Starling
A black-collared starling with a yellow patch around its eye stands on a grassy hill next to a small twig.
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Barn Swallow
A barn swallow on the ground holds small twigs and mud in its beak to build a nest.
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Damselfly
A dark damselfly with a metallic green body and black wings rests on a wet green leaf.
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Scaly-breasted Munia
Six small brown birds sit in a neat line on a long stem among tall green grass leaves.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Close-up of an Eurasian Tree Sparrow feeding a tiny chick inside a hollow yellow metal pipe with blue and red trim.
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Pond Heron
A Pond Heron in its vibrant breeding plumage stands amidst dense green foliage with small white flowers. The bird features a distinctive deep chestnut-brown head and neck, a dark slate-blue back, and a white lower body and wings. Its long yellow bill has a distinct blue base.
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Grey-capped Pgymy Woodpecker
A Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker and its fledgling perch on a mossy, lichen-covered branch, with the adult carefully feeding its young in an intimate natural moment.
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Red-billed Starling
A small, grey bird called Red-billed Starling with distinctive white wing perches on a branch amidst lush green foliage. The bird has a dark grey head and neck, with a white patch on its throat. Its beak is small and dark. The background is a dense collection of green leaves and branches, creating a natural, leafy environment.
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Crested Goshawk
A Crested Goshawk perched on a weathered tree branch. Its sharp eyes are scanning the surroundings. The hawk has brown and white plumage, blending well with the bark of the tree. The branch is textured with deep grooves and ridges. The background is a soft, blurred green. The overall image presents a moment of stillness, with the hawk appearing alert and watchful.
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Yellow-bellied Prinia
A Yellow-bellied Prinia with a long, elegant tail perched on dried branch within a dense tangle of green grasses and brown twigs. The overall impression is one of a quiet, undisturbed scene in a brushy area.
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Black-throated Bushtit
A small Black-throated Bushtit perches on a branch. The bird is calling and facing forward. The background is a blurred expanse of vibrant green leaves, creating a natural and leafy backdrop.
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Common Greenshank
A Common Greenshank stands on a pebbly beach with reddish-brown waves in the background.
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Zhangzehu Wetland Park Sunset
A bright, round sun sets over a dark horizon, reflecting its golden light on the lake below. A few birds fly in the orange sky.
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Plain Laughingthrush
A Plain Laughingthrush perched on a branch surrounded by thin green leaves and blue berries.
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Red-billed Blue Magpie
Seeing through tree leaves, a Red-billed Blue Magpie perched on a branch. It has red bills, blue feathers, black heads, and long, white tails.
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Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
A brown-streaked bird called Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush with a distinctive black and white face pattern, perched on a branch with green leaves nearby.
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White-browed Laughingthrush
A close-up shot of a white-browed laughingthrush stands on a grass ground against a soft green background.
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Chipmunk
A Chipmunk perches on a branch with blurred leaves in the background.
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Sooty-headed Bulbul
A Sooty-headed Bulbul perched on a grass stem against a soft green background. It has black head, white throat and body, brown wings.
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Grey Treepie
A Grey Treepie stands on a grassland holding a berry in its beak, with scattered fallen trees on the ground.
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Mountain Bulbul
A Mountain Bulbul perches on a wet branch on a rainy day with raindrops visible in a soft green background.
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Red-billed Blue Magpies
Two Red-billed Blue Magpies are perched on steel cables. Behind them is a blurry background of green trees from a forest park. One bird is on the top line, and the other is on the bottom line. Both have red bills, blue-gray feathers, black heads, and long, white-tipped tails.
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Cinereous Tit
An adult Cinereous Tit feeds a spider to its baby on a branch, with pink flowers in front and green leaves behind.
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Dusky Warbler Attacks Young Cinereous Tit
Two small birds with outstretched wings are captured mid-flight against a blurred green background of leaves. The Dusky Warbler bird on the left is attacking the young Cinereous Tit on the right.
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Rufous-faced Warbler
A small Rufous-faced Warbler bird with a greyish-green head and a reddish-orange beak perches on a thin branch.
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Great Barbet
Great Barbet perched on a tree branch, alert and looking left. It has a yellow beak, blue head, and green-brown body with a hint of red near the tail. The background is soft and blurred green forest.
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Turkish Angora
A white Turkish Angora mother cat carefully carrying a tiny kitten—likely a newborn or only a few days old—in her mouth while walking through a shaded, leafy forest area.
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Black-throated Laughingthrush
A Black-throated Laughingthrush is standing on a forest floor covered with fallen leaves with a large log nearby.
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White-breasted Waterhen
A White-breasted Waterhen is swimming in calm water.
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Rufous Woodpecker
A reddish-brown bird called Rufous Woodpecker with dark horizontal bars on its feathers, clings vertically to the mossy trunk of a tree. It is looking upward with its sharp beak pointed toward the sky, surrounded by soft, out-of-focus green leaves and bright mid-day sunlight.
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Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler
A Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler native to China is standing on a forest floor covered with fallen leaves.
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Night Heron
A Night Heron perched on a large branch above the water, with green leaves around it.
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Pond Heron Chicks
Three young pond heron chicks with wispy, spiked down feathers sit together in a sturdy nest made of dry twigs, built high within a leafy tree.
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Eastern Spot-billed Duck
An adult Eastern Spot-billed Duck swims across a calm, reflective pond, followed closely by a group of twelve small, fluffy yellow and brown ducklings.
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Black-naped Oriole
A Black-naped Oriole perched on a branch among green leaves.
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Chinese Bamboo Partridge
A Chinese Bamboo Partridge walking on a wetland ground with grass and twigs nearby.
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Grey-headed Woodpecker
A Grey-headed Woodpecker perched on a large branch with green leaves nearby and in the background.
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Juvenile Pond Herons
Two young Pond Heron chicks with soft feathers stand in tall green grass, appearing to interact.
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Hair-crested Drongo
A Hair-crested Drongo perched on a horizontal branch with green leaves nearby.
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Eastern Cattle Egret
An Eastern Cattle Egret perched on a branch among green leaves.
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Grey Nightjar
A Grey Nightjar perched on a large branch.
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Black Bulbul
A Black Bulbul perched on a large branch on a rainy day against a blurred background with green leaves and raindrops.
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Indochinese Yuhina
An Indochinese Yuhina perched on a branch among green leaves.
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Fork-tailed Sunbird
A female fork-tailed sunbird with a curved beak perched on a thin green stem right above a vibrant red hibiscus flower.
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Little Egret
A Little Egret stands gracefully on a dark, weathered plastic pipe floating in still water just before sunset, creating a clear reflection in the water. The camera is set to manual mode turning the water into pitch black color.
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Fork-tailed Sunbird
A male folk-tailed sunbird with a dark head and olive-green wings clinging to a yellow banana blossom, reaching inside to feed.
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Vinous-throated Parrotbill
A Vinous-throated Parrotbill, a small brown bird, perched on wet grass on a hill, with raindrops visible, at East China Medical Botanical Garden.
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Eurasian Jay
An Eurasian Jay stood on a big branch facing left with some parts of its body covered by the blurred green leaves in the foreground.
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Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay perched on a large branch, facing right, with a soft blurred background.
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Yellow Weasel
A Siberian Weasel stood on a big rock near a lake facing the water, with dry bamboo stalks laying around the rock.
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Oriental Greenfinch
An Oriental Greenfinch is picking up nesting material on the forest floor, with soft green leaves blurred in the background.
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Eurasian Hoopoe
An Eurasian hoopoe is shown catching and tossing an insect before eating it, with a soft green background.
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Cinereous Tit
A Cinereous Tit is standing on the ground in a wetland park, surrounded by fallen leaves and lush green plants.
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Cinereous Tit
A Cinereous Tit is perched on a pine tree in a wetland park, collecting moss from the tree as nesting material.
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Resset Sparrow
A Resset Sparrow perched on a horizontal branch with blurred leaves nearby.
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Black-faced Bunting
A Black-faced Bunting perched among the dense green needles of an evergreen shrub.
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Battus Philenor
A Battus Philenor rests on an azalea against a soft blurred background.
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Huet’s Fulvetta
A Huet’s Fulvetta perched on a thin bamboo branch looking upward against a soft blurred background.
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Ashy-bellied White-eye
An Ashy-bellied White-eye perched on a branch facing right with green leaves nearby against a soft blurred background.
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Grey-chinned Minivet
A Grey-chinned Minivet standing on a horizontal branch with a green bug in its beak.
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Ashy-bellied White-eye
An Ashy-bellied White-eye perched on a loquat branch with four loquat fruits. The bird is facing towards one of the fruits.
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Grey-headed Parrotbill
A Grey-headed Parrotbill perched on a loquat branch near 3 loquat fruits.
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Grass Lizard
A Grass Lizard climbing among dry grasses.
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Black Eagle
A Black Eagle gliding through a mountain valley.
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Speckled Piculet
A Speckled Piculet perched on a branch facing right against a blurred background.
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Brown-flanked Bush Warbler
A Brown-flanked Bush Warbler perched on a branch among surrounding twigs and branches.
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Narcissus Flycatcher
A Narcissus Flycatcher perched on a branch among surrouding green leaves.
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Ashy-bellied White-eye
An Ashy-bellied White-eye standing on a branch near a bird's nest with few nesting materials in its beak. The bird is stealing nesting from other bird's nest as I saw it fly away later on.
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Cicada
A small cicada sitting on a green leaf.
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Grey Treepie
A Grey Treepie perched on a branch with other branches and green leaves nearby.
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Black Bulbul
A Black Bulbul standing on a thick branch with a soft blurred background.
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Red-whiskered Bulbul
A Red-whiskered Bulbul standing on a twig facing forward with a soft blurred background.
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Ashy-bellied White-eye
An Ashy-bellied White-eye is gathering nesting materials.
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Chinese Hwamei
A Chinese Hwamei walking on a forest floor.
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Zappey's Flycatcher
A female Zappey's Flycatcher perched on a branch with blurry green tree leaves in the background.
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Orange-bellied Leafbird
An Orange-bellied Leafbird perched on a horizontal branch.
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Red-flanked Bluetail
A Red-flanked Bluetail standing on the edge of a branch.
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Forest Bug
A forest bug eating a tree leaf.
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Smeared Dagger Moth
A smeared dagger moth is crawling on a wooden board.
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Silver-washed Fritillary
A Silver-washed fritillary perched among the flowers.
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Papilio Paris
A close-up shot of a Papilio paris sitting on a wet stone.
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Papilio Paris
A Papilio paris sitting on a green tree leaf.
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Grey-chinned Minivet
A male Grey-chinned Minivet perched on a branch.
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Blue Whistling Thrush
A Blue Whistling Thrush stands on a stone fence.
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Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
A Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush standing on a forest floor covered with fallen leaves.
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Grey-chinned Minivets
A young female Grey-chinned Minivet and male Grey-chinned Minivet perched on a tree branch. The male bird is holding what looks like a fruit in its beak and just about to feed it to the young bird.
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Indochinese Yuhina
Two Indochinese Yuhina perched on the roots of a tree at the edge of the cliff.
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Slaty-backed Forktail
A Slaty-backed Forktail stands on a big rock near a stream.
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White-crowned Forktail
A White-crowned Forktail stands on a rock in a stream.
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Red-headed Trogon
A female Red-headed Trogon sitting on a horizontal tree branch looking right.
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Blue Whistling Thrush
A Blue Whistling Thrush sitting on a stone bank with a white berry in its beak.
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White-bellied Erpornis
A White-bellied Erpornis perched on a branch.
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Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
A Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler perched on a bamboo branch with fallen leaves and green grass nearby.
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Chinese Hwamei
A Chinese Hwamei perched on a branch with green leaves in the background.
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Grey-chinned Minivet
A female Grey-chinned Minivet perched on a branch looking downwards.
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Collared Finchbill
A Collared Finchbill perched on a thin branch with green leaves and branches nearby.
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Grey Treepie
A Grey Treepie perched on a thin bamboo branch looking to its right side.
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Yellow-cheeked Tit
A Yellow-cheeked Tit perched on a branch.
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Huet's Fulvetta
A Huet's Fulvetta perched on a bamboo branch looking to its left.
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Short-tailed Parrotbill
A Short-tailed Parrotbill perched on a thin bamboo branch looking slightly to its right.
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White-bellied Erpornis
A White-bellied Erpornis clinging a tree leaf upside down.
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Large Woodshrike
A male Large Woodshrike perched a thick horizontal branch.
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Silver Pheasant
A male Silver Pheasant is walking in a forest park looking for food.
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Large Woodshrike
A Large Woodshrike is perched on a horizontal branch looking slightly on its right side.
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Grey-chinned Minivet
A female Grey-chinned Minivet perched on a branch eating a seed. Its wing is flapping and appears blurry as the camera shutter speed is not fast enough.
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Squirrel
A squirrel climbs a tree trunk while looking to the right.
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Chestnut Bulbul
A Chestnut Bulbul perched on a thin diagonal tree branch.
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Greater Coucal
A Greater Coucal with bright reddish-brown wings and red eyes perches on dry branches against a blurry green background.
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Crested Serpent Eagle
A Crested Serpent Eagle perched on a cedar branch. Its head slightly turned backward and was searching for prey.
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Black Bulbul
A Black Bulbul perched on a horizontal tree branch holding a honey bee in its beak.
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Fork-tailed Sunbird
A male Fork-tailed Sunbird with a long, curved beak perched on a thin branch next to a pink flower. This bird is found in forests, parks, and gardens from Central China to Southern Vietnam. It feeds on nectar, young shoots, and small insects.
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Red-billed Gulls
Five red-billed gulls with white bodies and grey wings standing on barnacle-covered rocks in the water.
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Mountain Bulbul
A close-up of a mountain Bulbul with a distinctive spiky brown crest perched on a weathered wooden plank. The bird has olive-green wings and a speckled brown breast, and it’s holding a small seed in its dark beak.
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Scaly-breasted Munia
A brown and white Scaly-breasted Munia bird perched on a thin branch. It has a dark face and a distinctive scale-like pattern on its chest and underparts.
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White-throated Kingfisher
A White-throated Kingfisher perched on a thin, curved tree branch surrounded by clusters of small yellow berries. The background is a soft, out-of-focus mix of green and blue.
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Speckled Piculet
A Speckled Piculet is clinging to a tree branch.
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Verditer Flycatcher
A Verditer Flycatcher is perched on a thin, horizontal brown branch. The bird is looking slightly toward the right, highlighting its distinct black patch around the eyes and its small, dark beak. Its feathers show lovely detail, with deeper blue tones in the wings and a long, elegant tail.
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Verditer Flycatcher
A Verditer Flycatcher with its wings spread wide just before its landing on a branch. The feathers are a stunning, uniform turquoise color that really pops against the soft, blurred-out brown background.
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Common Hoopoe
A Common Hoopoe hunts for food in a dry ground with the fallen leaves. Its iconic cinnamon-colored crest is flared out like a fan, showing off those distinct black-and-white tips.
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Oriental Greenfinch
An Oriental Greenfinch is perched on a branch.
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Rock Dove
A Rock Dove is perched on a thick tree branch.
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Raddes Warbler
A Radde’s Warbler sits on a thin brown branch, a clear white stripe above its eye. It looks upward to the left.
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Black Swan Cygnet
A fluffy, light-grey Black Swan cygnet resting comfortably on a lakeside lawn covered with dry reeds and scattered debris.
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Masked Laughingthrush
Two Masked Laughingthrushes share a quite moment on a branch, the one on the right leaning in to tidy the feathers at its partner’s nape.
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Ashy-bellied White-eye
A Ashy-bellied White-eye is perched on a grass near the river with its beak slightly open.
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Grey Wagtail
A Grey Wagtail is standing on a wet stone near a lake.
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Silver-throated Bushtit
A small Silver-throated Bushtit is clinging upside down to the underside of a thick, textured tree branch.
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Plumbeous Water Redstart
A male Plumbeous Water Redstart perched on a light-colored rock against a soft grey background.
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Plumbeous Water Redstart
A female Plumbeous Water Redstart stood on a large rock against a soft dark background.
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Black-throated Bushtit
A small Black-throated Bushtit with an orange crown and black face mask clings to a branch. It has just caught a tiny caterpillar in its beak.
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Daurian Redstart
A male Daurian Redstart standing on a forest floor covered in dry leaves and green grass. It is captured in the middle of a meal, holding a small, dark blue berry in its beak.
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White-throated Kingfisher
A close-up of a White-throated Kingfisher perched quietly on a thin, bare branch. Its bright turquoise-blue wings and back really pop against the soft, sandy-colored background. You can also see its deep chocolate-brown head and that long, heavy red beak it's famous for.
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Oriental Stork
A beautiful shot of an Oriental Stork gliding through a clear, pale blue sky. You can see the sunlight hitting its white feathers, which contrast really well with the sharp black feathers along the back of its wings. Its long, dark beak and red legs are stretched out perfectly, making it look incredibly graceful as it flies.
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Oriental Storks
A wide shot of a group of Oriental Storks flying low over the rippling water of Qingshan Lake. Their white bodies and black-tipped wings stand out against the soft, hazy background of the distant shoreline.
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Common Crane
A beautiful, clear shot of two Common Cranes gliding through a bright blue sky. The cranes have gray plumage and long legs extended backward while they fly in a horizontal direction.
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Common Crane
Five Common Cranes flying together against a pale, open sky.
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Northern Harrier
A Northern Harrier flies gracefully against a clear blue sky, its wings spread wide and patterned feathers visible.
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Swan Goose
Two swan geese flying in perfect sync over the wetlands of Poyang Lake. They have long, elegant necks and beautiful patterns on their grey wings.
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Common Crane
A single Common Crane standing tall and alert in a golden, harvested field. The focus is sharp on its grey feathers and black-and-white neck, while the rest of the flock appears as soft white blurs in the bottom of the shot.
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Siberian Crane
A close-up of a few Siberian Cranes hanging out in a field. One stands out with some brown, mottled feathers on its neck, while the others behind it are pure white. They have those long, dark beaks and slender red legs that make them look so elegant even when they’re just walking around.
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Siberian Crane
A Siberian Crane coming in for a landing in a grassy field. Its wings are spread wide, showing off the black feathers at the tips, and its long legs are reaching down to touch the ground.
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Siberian Crane
A close-up of a young Siberian Crane standing in a field of dry straw. Unlike the adults, this one has beautiful cinnamon-brown feathers mixed in with the white. It’s looking off to the side with its sharp, pale eye, looking very curious.
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Siberian Crane
Seven Siberian Cranes flying together in a loose V-formation against a pale, open sky.
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Siberian Crane
Two Siberian Cranes flying side-by-side against a sky filled with those soft, colorful tints you only get right before the sun goes down.
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Red-billed Gull
An action shot of a Red-billed Gull, captured just as it’s bursting out of the water with a tiny fish in its beak.
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Richard’s Pipit
A small brown Richard’s Pipit standing in short dry grass, looking back over its shoulder.
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Pond Heron
A Pond Heron flying low over the water.
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Siberian Stonechat
A female Siberian Stonechat perched on a thin dry twig.
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Black-necked Stilt
A Black-necked Stilt in flight.
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Black-necked Stilt
A Black-necked Stilt standing on a grassy bank with blue water and brown foliage in the blurred background.
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Pied Kingfisher
A black-and-white speckled Pied Kingfisher with a long, sharp beak and a small crest sits atop a sandy rock in the middle of a calm body of water.
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White-rumped Munia
A White-rumped Munia perches on a thin grass stalk, gathering nest materials.
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Eurasian Wryneck
A Eurasian Wryneck is perched on a thick branch.
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Oriental Magpie-Robin
A oriental Magpie-Robin stands on a ground with a soft-focus background of dry grass and fallen leaves.
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Little Egret
A little egret flying with its wings open against a dark leafy background.
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Daurian Redstart
A female Daurian redstart sitting on a tree branch.
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Chinese Blackbird
A Chinese blackbird standing on light-colored paved ground in a park.
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White-rumped Munia
A White-rumped Munia taking off from a bamboo branch.
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Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher perches on a thin, diagonal reed, looking down intently at the water as it waits for a fish to surface.
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Black-throated Bushtit
A Black-throated Bushtit is perched on a branch.
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Common Kestrel
A Common Kestrel is perched on a thin branch.
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Chinese Grosbeak
A male Chinese Grosbeak foraging on bare branches, picking at dried, brown seed pods.
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Chinese Grosbeak
A female Chinese Grosbeak is perched on a branch.
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Cinereous Tit
A Cinereous Tit perched on a thin willow branch, eating a seed pod among soft yellow leaves.
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Long-tailed Rosefinch
A Long-tailed Rosefinch is perched on a branch.
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White-cheeked Starling
A White-cheeked Starling stands on the ground among green grass and brown leaves.
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Eurasian Coots
Five Eurasian Coots swim on calm water, its surface reflecting the muted sky. Behind them, tall dried brown reeds form a dense, natural backdrop.
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Crested Kingfisher
A Crested Kingfisher is perched on a branch.
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Iberian Magpie
A pair of Red-billed Blue Magpie standing on a ground looking for food.
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Great Crested Grebe
A Great Crested Grebe swimming in the water.
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Red-billed Blue Magpie
A Red-billed Blue Magpie is perched on a tree branch.
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Eurasian Coot
A Eurasian Coot is swimming in a lake.
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Common Hoopoe
A Common Hoopoe is perched on a branch.
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Eastern Spot-billed Ducks
Two Eastern Spot-billed Ducks in flight against a blurred background of bare, grey-brown trees. The photograph was taken in Zhangzehu National Urban Wetland Park, Changzhi City, China.
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Naumann’s Thrush
A small, plump Naumann’s Thrush with a gray-brown head and a mottled gray and orange-brown breast, standing on the ground amidst dry leaves and short green grass. The bird holds a small red berry in its beak and is looking directly forward.
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Chinese Hwamei
Close-up of a Chinese Hwamei with a white eye stripe and orange-yellow bill standing on a light rock.
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Light-vented Bulbul
A Light-vented Bulbul perched on a branch surrounded by green, out-of-focus leaves.
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Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
A grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker clings to a light tree trunk, its black-and-white body and striped face set against a clear blue sky.
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Green Sandpiper
A Green Sandpiper with long legs stands in shallow mud.
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White Wagtail
A White Wagtail with a black cap is perched on a mossy rock.
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Burmese Shrike
A Burmese Shrike is perched on a bright green metal fence. Its beak is holding a brown grasshopper.
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Ashy Drongo
An Ashy Drongo is perched on a tree branch, surrounded by green leaves and backlit by sunlight.
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Grey Heron
A Grey Heron in flight, captured mid-air just above the surface of a body of water.
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Plain Prinia
A Plain Prinia perched upright on a thin green stem among tall grass.
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Red-whiskered Bulbul
A Red-whiskered Bulbul, a bird with a distinctive black crest, white cheek patch, and red whisker mark, perches on a branch with green leaves. It holds a small, pink berry in its beak, and more berries are visible on the branch.
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Common Sandpiper
A little Common Sandpiper standing right by the water, looking for food.
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Longan Lanternfly
A colorful insect called Longan Lanternfly with a long, curved, reddish antenna is perched on a green leaf.
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Black Bulbul
A Black Bulbul bird with a reddish-orange beak sits on a branch.
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Yellow-bellied Prinia
A yellow-bellied Prinia perched on a slender branch among green foliage.
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Pond Heron
A Pond Heron stands on a textured, grey rock. In its beak, it holds a small, silver fish. In the background, there’s more of the grey rock face, some green foliage.
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Pond Heron
A Pond Heron standing on a gray rock in shallow water. The setting is a wetland area, with a blurred background of dark water.
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Squirrel
A small gray squirrel is sitting on the ground amidst green grass, nibbling on a nut.
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Crab
A close-up of a small reddish-brown crab emerging from a riverbank crevice in Fuzhou, China.
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Collared Finchbill
A Collared Finchbill perched on a branch amid dense green foliage.
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Dragonfly
A close-up shoot of a dragonfly sitting on a grass.
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Grasshopper
A close-up of a grasshopper on a mountain road, blending with nearby dry leaves.
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Mantis?
A macro shot of a small, bright green insect centered in the frame.
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