“Dancing in the snow”
Photographer Qiang Guo of China captured an extraordinary image of two male golden pheasants jockeying for position atop a tree trunk in the Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province. The wings of the bird in flight are particularly striking, as is the proud pose of his brightly colored companion. These birds are native to China, and despite these bold gestures, are actually quite shy, preferring to forage for food on the dark forest floor.
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