On December 6, in the Wild Duck Lake in Heshun Ancient Town, Tengchong City, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, photographers photographed a rare and endangered bird, which was confirmed by experts from the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences as a national first-class key protected wild animal Baer's Pochard.

Baer's Pochard Photography/Zhu Yuan

According to reports, Baer's Pochard is a national first-class key protected wild animal, which is included in the "IUCN Red List of Endangered Substances" and is critically endangered. The Baer's Pochard photographed this time, with a black brown head and neck, brown on the side of the head and neck, and a chestnut red almost circular spot between the eyes and the base of the beak, is a female bird. As a migratory bird, Baer's Pochard has extremely high habitat requirements, and has a saying that "there is no reflection in the water, and Baer's head does not settle down", and is known as an "environmental inspector".

Baer's Pochard Photography/Zhu Yuan

In recent years, the local area has continued to do a good job in ecological environmental protection, fully implemented the river (lake) long system, carried out a series of water environment treatment projects, established a pastoral scenery protection belt, and many rare birds frequently appeared in this ecological township and livable place, depicting a beautiful picture of landscape and pastoral.

Article source: Xinhuanet