A couple of blue-throated bee-eaters (Merops viridis), known as "the most beautiful bird in China," have been found around the Huanggang Park and Futian Mangrove Ecological Park(红树林生态公园) areas in Futian District since September 22nd.2021.
The species (物种) also visited Futian Mangrove Ecological Park on September 20, 2020and stayed in the park for about a month.
Both birds are juveniles (年幼的) and are seen catching insects including bees, wasps, dragonflies and butterflies.
A large number of citizens have been attracted to Huanggang Park to take photos of the birds during the National Day holiday. And the management office of the park has arranged more security guards to protect the area where the birds are seen and set up a sign to remind the birders not to bait the bird through whistling (吹口哨) or playing recorded bird songs.
The blue-throated bee-eater is a species of bird from the bee-eater family. They are found throughout East and Southeast Asia in subtropical(亚热带的) or tropical mangrove forests. Their diet consists mostly of bees, wasps and dragonflies. The species is also a second-class protected animal in China.
a. Go to the park and take pictures of them.
b. Play some beautiful bird songs.
c. Sing or whistle to draw their attention.
d. Search the Internet to get to know more about them.
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