Early cherry blossoms attract birds as spring approaches in Xiamen, SE China's Fujian Province

Photo shows cherry blossoms in bloom at Lianhua national forest park in Tong'an district, Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (People's Daily Online/Chen Bo)

As temperatures rise in southern China, cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Lianhua national forest park in Tong'an district, Xiamen city, southeast China's Fujian Province, signaling the early arrival of spring.

With their pale pink and white petals forming clouds of color across the park, the blossoms have drawn a variety of birds. They flutter among the branches, feed on nectar and insects, and fill the forest with lively calls, creating a vibrant scene of seasonal renewal.

A verditer flycatcher flits among cherry blossom branches at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Photo by Le Weilin)

A fork-tailed sunbird perches among cherry blossoms at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Photo by Chen Qiaoyi)

A fork-tailed sunbird rests on a cherry blossom branch at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (People's Daily Online/Chen Bo)

A black bulbul is seen atop a cherry tree at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Photo by Le Weilin)

A Swinhoe's white-eye pauses on a cherry blossom branch at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (People's Daily Online/Chen Bo)

A fork-tailed sunbird spreads its wings among cherry blossoms at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Photo by Zhou Zhiqiang)

A bird pecks at cherry blossoms at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (People's Daily Online/Chen Bo)

A fork-tailed sunbird feeds among cherry blossoms at Lianhua national forest park in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (People's Daily Online/Chen Bo)