Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province will soon bid farewell to temporary guests that have added liveliness to the cityscape along the canals leading to Dianchi Lake. Flocks of Siberian seagulls take up residence in the city every year, arriving in November and leaving in March the following year. 

(All photos are taken by Jonas Kelsch, a photography enthusiast living and working in China.)

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