Cranes rest in a paddy field at the Kangshan farm of Yugan county, East China's Jiangxi province, Jan 15, 2021. Lei Xiaoyong is head of the wild animal and plant protection station of the forestry administration of Yugan county. One of the duties of Lei and his colleagues is to protect migrant birds at the Poyang Lake, the largest fresh water lake in China and an important wintering spot for waterfowl in Asia. In this winter, a large number of white cranes flied to Kangshan farm in Yugan for wintering, with nearly 3,000 at its peak. Local authorities provided sufficient food to those birds in the fields. The white cranes attracted many bird watchers and photographers. Lei and his colleagues patrolled the "dining" area of the birds and observed the condition of them, placed notice boards and guided visitors to watch birds in an orderly manner. [Photo/Xinhua]
Lei Xiaoyong (R) and his colleague patrol at the Kangshan farm of Yugan county, East China's Jiangxi province, Jan 30, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Lei Xiaoyong uses a telescope to observe cranes at the Kangshan farm of Yugan county, East China's Jiangxi province, Jan 30, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Cranes prepare to land in a paddy field at the Kangshan farm of Yugan county, East China's Jiangxi province, Jan 15, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Lei Xiaoyong (L) and his colleague patrol at the Kangshan farm of Yugan county, East China's Jiangxi province, Jan 30, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
