A pheasant-tailed jacana moves a new egg with its beak in Nanjing, Jiangsu on July 9, 2024. /CFP
A pheasant-tailed jacana paces around its egg in Nanjing, Jiangsu on July 9, 2024. /CFP
A pheasant-tailed jacana guards its egg in Nanjing, Jiangsu on July 9, 2024. /CFP
The egg of a pheasant-tailed jacana is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu on July 9, 2024. /CFP
This pheasant-tailed jacana is carefully watching a precious, little treasure… a new egg. Spotted in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, the jacana paces around the egg, occasionally moving it with its beak, protecting it from the elements and predators as it patiently awaits the arrival of new life.