China: Trees Seem Lush in Winter, Revealed to Be Covered in Birds

On December 15, 2025, in Xuzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, a video showed several trees that looked unusually lush for winter. From a distance, their branches appeared thick with leaves, even though most nearby trees were bare. As the camera moved closer, the “leaves” were revealed to be small, round birds packed tightly along the branches. They filled almost every twig, giving the trees a dense, full appearance. Occasionally, a few birds shifted or fluttered, but the overall outline remained like a giant canopy. Chinese netizens admired the scene, saying the living “bird trees” reflected the area’s improving environment.

BOX TREE MOTH

BOX TREE MOTH

A boxwood moth, box tree moth, on a boxwood twig in a garden in Malmö in August 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

BOX TREE MOTH

BOX TREE MOTH

A boxwood moth, box tree moth, on a boxwood twig in a garden in Malmö in August 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

BOX TREE MOTH

BOX TREE MOTH

A boxwood moth, box tree moth, on a boxwood twig in a garden in Malmö in August 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

BOX TREE MOTH

BOX TREE MOTH

A boxwood moth, box tree moth, on a boxwood twig in a garden in Malmö in August 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

BOX TREE MOTH

BOX TREE MOTH

A boxwood moth, box tree moth, on a boxwood twig in a garden in Malmö in August 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

Acorns

Acorns

05.09.2024, Madise. Ripe acorns on a twig. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

T?RKIYE-ANKARA-SILK TRADITION

T?RKIYE-ANKARA-SILK TRADITION

(240702) -- ANKARA, July 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A farmer presents a mulberry twig with silkworms feeding on it in Ankara, T

Ukrainian Easter eggs

Ukrainian Easter eggs

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 1, 2024 - A Ukrainian Easter egg, known as the pysanka, is surrounded by a wreath made of twigs in Rynok Square ahead of Orthodox Easter on May 5, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

INDIA-NEW DELHI-SUNDER NURSERY

INDIA-NEW DELHI-SUNDER NURSERY

(220506) -- NEW DELHI, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A butterfly rests on a twig of grass in Sunder Nursery, a heritage park, in New Delhi, India, May 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

INDIA-NEW DELHI-SUNDER NURSERY

INDIA-NEW DELHI-SUNDER NURSERY

(220506) -- NEW DELHI, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A dragonfly rests on a twig of grass in Sunder Nursery, a heritage park, in New Delhi, India, May 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003)

Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003)

Reece Thompson, Brittney Irvin, Penelope Ann Miller, Bryan Cranston, Judge Reinhold, Hallie Todd, Meghan Ory, Calum Worthy & Antony Holland Characters: Harley Snider,Twig Snider (as Britt Irvin),Pauline Snider,Woodrow Snider,Dr. Mitch Snider,Jill Snider,Allison Snider,Danny Snider & Uncle Phil Film: Thanksgiving Family Reunion; National Lampoon'S Thanksgiving Reunion (USA/CAN 2003) Director: Neal Israel 23 November 2003 Date: 23 November 2003

Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003)

Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003)

Bryan Cranston, Penelope Ann Miller, Brittney Irvin & Reece Thompson Characters: Woodrow Snider,Pauline Snider,Twig Snider (as Britt Irvin) & Harley Snider Film: Thanksgiving Family Reunion; National Lampoon'S Thanksgiving Reunion (USA/CAN 2003) Director: Neal Israel 23 November 2003 Date: 23 November 2003

The Road To Hong Kong - film (1962)

The Road To Hong Kong - film (1962)

Joan Collins, Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin Characters: Diane (3rd Echelon agent),The 'Twig' on plutomium (uncredited) & The 'Grape' on plutomium (uncredited) Film: The Road To Hong Kong (1962) Director: Norman Panama 27 April 1962 Date: 27-Apr-62

Dancing children with shaved heads

Dancing children with shaved heads

Children are wearing bald wigs and strange costumes. The boy in the centre is holding a cherry twig with a gourd attached by string. They are dancing together happily, with humourous expressions on their faces.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐17‐0]