Conservation work brings birds back to wetlands

WUHAN－Hopping through reeds, guiding chicks to float and flutter, and sometimes soaring high in the sky, this summer more migratory birds have perched and bred in Chenhu Lake Wetland Nature Reserve in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province.

"The pheasant-tailed jacana is hatching eggs!" said Wei Bin, deputy head of the Wuhan birding association and a photographer, pointing at the long-tailed bird with a chocolate brown body, golden neck and white face.

Since this spring, Wei has spotted some locally rare birds, including white cranes, greater flamingos and Chinese mergansers at the wetland, and has used his lens to document their appearances and behaviors.