Baishiyi Town, Chongqing High-tech Zone has the country's first Egret Nature Reserve. There are more than 20,000 herons of various species in the
area. Around March to July every year, there are multiple heron populations such as egrets, herons, cattle egret, night herons and pond herons. They will migrate here, settle down, build nests, and multiply.
Groups of egrets are soaring in the green bamboo forest, and the fledgling little egrets are practicing on the branches, forming a unique scenery where the pastoral scenery and the herons complement each other.
Egret (English name: Egret): There are 13 species of birds in the Egret genus, including great egret, medium egret, little egret and yellow-billed egret. The body feathers are all white, and they are all commonly called " Egret".
These four species of egrets are all medium-sized (45-90 cm) white herons. The difference from the Cattle Egret is that it is larger and slender, with a black bill and legs, yellow toes, pure white breeding feathers, slender feathers on the nape of the neck, and rhododendron-like feathers on the back and chest.
The great egret is large, with neither crest nor breast feathers; the medium egret is medium in size, without crest but has breast feathers; the little egret and yellow-billed egret are small, with crest and breast feathers.
Author introduction:
Photographer - Zhang Hua, from Chongqing.
Freelance photographer, curator, member of China Photographers Association .
His work: "Quietness" won the "Into the Traditional Ancient Villages of Western Hunan" National Photography Exhibition and was included in the Hunan Provincial Biennial Exhibition. "Memory of Xiahao Old Street" won the gold medal of the 7th Chongqing Photography Art Exhibition. , "Guangyao National Expo" won the finalist award of the 10th league of six provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in southwest China, "Auspicious Snow Butterflies Dance in Yuzhou" won the first prize of Chongqing Mass Art Museum and the Society of Art Photographers, "Two Half of the Landscape is More Splendid" A series of works including "Little Grass" won the entry award of the Tibetan Photography Exhibition, and "Tea Growers' Harvest" won the 3rd China Farmers' Harvest Festival Sichuan. Photography works were exhibited, and "Water and Sky One Color" and "Autumn Time" won the gold medal and silver medal in the Australian International Photography Tour.
is in China Photography News, has won awards in some photography exhibitions and competitions across the country, and has published works in some media and websites.
