Colorful pheasants enliven early spring wetland landscape

Photo taken on March 8, 2026 shows two ring-necked pheasants confronting and playfully fluttering their wings on the still snow-covered ground at Longfeng Wetland Nature Reserve in Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With their vibrant plumage and distinctive red faces and white neck rings standing out against the pristine snow, the birds create a lively early-spring ecological scene. (Chi Shiyong/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 8, 2026 shows two ring-necked pheasants confronting and playfully fluttering their wings on the still snow-covered ground at Longfeng Wetland Nature Reserve in Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With their vibrant plumage and distinctive red faces and white neck rings standing out against the pristine snow, the birds create a lively early-spring ecological scene. (Chi Shiyong/Guangming Picture)