A flock of black-winged stilts were photographed hovering above a pond in Bole City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The birds mainly feed on shrimp, insects, small fish and tadpoles. Generally, the black winged stilts migrate to the breeding areas of northern China from early April to early May, and leave from September to October.

(All photos via VCG)

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