A Mrs. Gould's sunbird perches on a tree branch in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Yang Tao)

The 7th Winter International Bird Watching Festival was held in Shangri-La, a famous tourist city under the administration of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, from Feb. 22 to 24, 2025.

The festival featured a range of activities, including a bird watching contest, an exhibition of achievements in ecological conservation, and a bird watching seminar, showcasing Shangri-La's ecological splendor.

Let's join bird watching enthusiasts through their lenses as we venture into this "birds' paradise" and appreciate the stunning natural scenery of Diqing.

A vulture flies in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Peng Jiansheng)

Great cormorants perch on branches of a tree in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Li Zhigang)

Photo shows grandalas in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Peng Jiansheng)

Photo shows black-necked cranes in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Peng Jiansheng)

Photo shows black storks in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Peng Jiansheng)

Lord Derby's parakeets fly in the sky in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Peng Jiansheng)

A Chinese grouse perches on a tree branch in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Luo Jun)

Photo shows bar-headed geese in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Li Zhigang)

Photo shows a Chinese rubythroat in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Luo Jun)

A white-tailed eagle preys on Eurasian coots in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Peng Jiansheng)

Photo shows white eared pheasants in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Lin Sen)

Photo shows an eastern imperial eagle (C) and two steppe eagles in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Luo Jun)

Photo shows a white-bellied woodpecker in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Lang Pi)