NEW ZEALAND-PUTEKETEKE-BIRD OF THE CENTURY 2023

NEW ZEALAND-PUTEKETEKE-BIRD OF THE CENTURY 2023

(231118) -- NEW ZEALAND, Nov. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2023 shows puteketeke Australasian crested grebes in New Zealand. The puteketeke Australasian crested grebe has won Bird of the Century 2023, the event organizer said on Wednesday. The Bird of the Century competition is held by New Zealand's independent conservation organization Forest & Bird, in a bid to raise people's awareness of New Zealand's natural birds. The annual Bird of the Year contest has been temporarily rebranded as "Bird of the Century" this year to celebrate the 100th birthday of Forest & Bird. (Photo by Peter Foulds/Xinhua)

Migratory birds breed at major nature reserve in Hebei, China

STORY: Migratory birds breed at major nature reserve in Hebei, China DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YUGUANG, Staff member of Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Migratory birds at Hengshui Lake in north China's Hebei Province have entered the breeding season. Hengshui Lake is a national reserve that maintains a complete wetland ecosystem consisting of swamps, water, mud flats, meadows, and woodlands. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YUGUANG, Staffer of Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve "Since April, birds near Hengshui Lake have been flocking to their breeding grounds. They build nests among reeds, cattails bushes, and on nearby trees. The first group of migratory birds that arrived are grey herons, great crested grebes, and black-crowned night herons. So far, 333 species of birds have been observed at Hengshui Lake." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from He

CHINA-XINJIANG-BOSTEN LAKE-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-BOSTEN LAKE-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(230319) -- BOHU, March 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 17, 2023 shows great crested grebes in the Bosten Lake in Bohu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As the temperature gradually rises, a large number of migratory birds have returned to the Bosten Lake. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

(220310) -- SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grebes are seen at a park in San Jose, California, the United States, March 8, 2022. (Photo by Dong Xudong/Xinhua)

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

(220310) -- SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grebes are seen at a park in San Jose, California, the United States, March 8, 2022. (Photo by Dong Xudong/Xinhua)

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

(220310) -- SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grebes are seen at a park in San Jose, California, the United States, March 8, 2022. (Photo by Dong Xudong/Xinhua)

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-GREBES

(220310) -- SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grebes are seen at a park in San Jose, California, the United States, March 8, 2022. (Photo by Dong Xudong/Xinhua)