The Liaohe River Estuary National Nature Reserve is home to over 10,000 Saunders's gulls. The red beach at the estuary with luxuriant seepweeds is a perfect home for these birds. Watch this video to see how the gulls start their new families here after the annual migration.

About 'Journeys in Nature': Fauna in Liaodong Bay Series

With a coastline that stretches over 1,200 kilometers, Liaodong Bay is the northernmost bay in China. It is covered in thick ice throughout winter to early spring, but remains full of life. This series explores the animal species and their unique ways of surviving in the bay.

For more:

Fauna in Liaodong Bay Series | Ep. 1: A red paradise

Fauna in Liaodong Bay Series | Ep. 2: Dancers on the red beach

Fauna in Liaodong Bay Series | Ep. 3: Cornucopia of the sea

(Cover image via VCG.)

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