Migrating swans return to E China's Shandong for winter

Photo taken on the morning of Nov. 4, 2025, shows whooper swans swimming, feeding, and frolicking at Swan Lake in the Rongcheng National Nature Reserve for Whooper Swans, east China's Shandong Province. Over 2,000 swans have already arrived for their winter migration, which will continue until mid-December, with tens of thousands expected to spend the season here. (Wang Fudong/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on the morning of Nov. 4, 2025, shows whooper swans swimming, feeding, and frolicking at Swan Lake in the Rongcheng National Nature Reserve for Whooper Swans, east China's Shandong Province. Over 2,000 swans have already arrived for their winter migration, which will continue until mid-December, with tens of thousands expected to spend the season here. (Wang Fudong/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on the morning of Nov. 4, 2025, shows whooper swans swimming, feeding, and frolicking at Swan Lake in the Rongcheng National Nature Reserve for Whooper Swans, east China's Shandong Province. Over 2,000 swans have already arrived for their winter migration, which will continue until mid-December, with tens of thousands expected to spend the season here. (Wang Fudong/Guangming Pictures)