Hidden World of Birds in City: Moments to remember Part 2

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Editor's note: "Hidden World of Birds in City" is about exploring a world of birds that usually goes unnoticed in urban spaces. This episode features photographs from Wang Xiaobo, who has been bird-watching near his residential community in Beijing for the past eight years.

On top of the record 625 birds of prey that flew by in a single day, the community has also successfully turned some of the passersby into tentative residents. However, the community is not always full of peace and harmony. Conflicts often break out as magpies and swallows repeatedly chase away the invaders, even though some of the birds are twice their size. Here are some images depicting these moments.

A pair of kingfishers settled down next to the pond this year. They are preparing a hole on the wall of the pond bank for the arrival of their newborn.

A pair of kingfishers settled down next to the pond this year. The photo shows the couple flying around the nest, a hole on the wall of the pond bank, preparing for their upcoming newborn.

On May 17, two new faces followed a little grebe for an evening stroll. It was the fourth time that Wang had witnessed the success of little grebes nesting and breeding in the lake of his community since he started paying attention to birds. Based on previous records, little grebes usually arrive in late March and leave in October.