CCTV News: White-pillow crane, also known as red-faced crane, is a national first-level key protected bird. In my country, it mainly breeds in Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and other places, and wintering is mainly in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province. Meet a "photographer" in the air - a white pillow crane named "Mengmeng".

In July 2024, the East Asia-Australian migratory research team of Beijing Forestry University went to the breeding ground of white-pillow cranes in Mongolia, and wore a Beidou positioning system tracker with a camera on one of the white-pillow cranes.

The technology of this equipment was independently developed and designed by my country, and weighed only 80 grams, which is equivalent to one percent of the weight of an adult white-pillow crane. The researchers said that wearing the equipment on the back of the white-pillow crane will not have any impact on the white-pillow crane. Compared with the traditional satellite tracker, this new satellite tracker can obtain more information and provide more support for related research on birds.

Jia Yifei, associate professor at the East Asia-Australia Migration Research Center of Beijing Forestry University, introduced that it is actually more than traditional function of positioning that can only record location information and can obtain more multimedia data, especially photos. They can analyze its microhabitat through photos, which is actually where it stands, such as how deep it likes, or the vegetation around it, including how wide it likes. It is possible to see some photos from the perspective of the "mazen" view of the white-pillow crane, including the situation of flying over some natural landscapes and some landforms, and to analyze more scenes and situations of its actual life.

The white-pin crane mainly lives in the open plain reed swamps and aquatic grass swamps, and also in the open rivers and lake shores. At the same time, as flock animals, the relationship between groups is also one of the research goals of the research team. Traveling with Bai Zihe "Mengmeng"

Since the summer of 2024, Bai Zihe "Mengmeng" has been wearing this locator equipped with a camera and has taken many precious photos on the road to migration.

Hello everyone, I am Mengmeng, my camera automatically captures one shot every 2 hours. Next, please follow my camera to experience my journey.

In July 2024, we set out from the Kurge-Kuiten Nature Reserve in Mongolia. There are open plains, reeds, swamps, rivers and lakes. Sorry, the camera is a bit crooked.

The second stop we came to the Lightning River in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, which is known as the pearl outside the border - the grassland lake. You see, I not only photographed the sky, but also my friends.

Next we entered Hebei Province and leaped over the Yanshan Mountains, the majestic mountains shining brightly under the sunlight.

Then we entered Cangzhou Haixing Wetland, which is really beautiful. But my friends are also very beautiful, you guys see.

Now my friends and I flew to Meishan Reservoir in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province. The weather is not very good today, and everyone is also struggling to get on the road.

In this photo, we have arrived in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. We have seen a large area of ​​fields, and we are about to reach the wintering land of Poyang Lake.

It's spring, and my friends and I embark on the road of migration again. Flying north, I used a camera to record the Dingdong Reservoir in Dezhou, Shandong.

Next, we come to Tianjin Beidagang Wetland Nature Reserve. The grass here is not green yet, but many bird partners are here. We will also continue northward to return to our breeding ground.

Although the first time shooting, the technology is not very good. But I know that these precious photos can allow scientific researchers to better understand and protect us. OK, let’s not talk about it anymore, I will work hard to learn photography skills.