Cormorants look for food in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts. (Photos: China Daily)

A cormorant looks for food in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts.

Cormorants gather on the bank of Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province.

A cormorant swims in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province.

A cormorant catches a fish in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts.

Cormorants catch fish in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts.

A cormorant catches a fish in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts.

A cormorant catches a fish in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts.

Cormorants catch fish in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts.

Cormorants catch fish in Chagan Lake in Songyuan, Jilin province, as the ice melts.