A bird perches on a blooming African tulip tree at a park in Qionghai, Hainan Province, March 10, 2024. /CFP
A bird perches on a blooming African tulip tree at a park in Qionghai, Hainan Province, March 10, 2024. /CFP
A bird perches on a blooming African tulip tree at a park in Qionghai, Hainan Province, March 10, 2024. /CFP
A bird perches on a blooming African tulip tree at a park in Qionghai, Hainan Province, March 10, 2024. /CFP
At what point do you feel the unmistakable arrival of spring? Is it the caress of a gentle breeze through your hair? Perhaps it's the sight of tender buds unfurling on the trees lining your path home. Or could it be this enchanting view of an adorable bird perched amidst the giant orange-red, tulip-shaped blossoms of the Spathodea campanulata, more commonly known as the African tulip tree?