Jinjiang genuine 129
Ye Han was observing two little egrets with crested feathers on their heads. When the camera moved over, he saw the brown-backed shrike again.
It had already gutted the frog it had caught, and was pecking at it while raising its head and calling twice. It then patrolled its territory, rubbing its beak on a branch from time to time. It seemed to be quite clean.
This bird is really cute if you ignore the poor frog and various animals impaled on it.
It is chubby and fluffy, especially the feathers on its belly, which are so fluffy that they seem to float in the wind, and its long tail sometimes even moves up and down.
Ye Han thought of the great tit.
This is also a super cute fat bird, with yellow-green feathers and a small size of only 13 cm, about the same size as a sparrow. It often jumps on branches and the ground, has a lively personality, and a pleasant voice.
However, although its body size is similar to that of a sparrow, it can prey on sparrows and likes to eat their brains, earning it the nickname "brain eater."
Appearances are so deceiving.
However, great tits are also on the brown-backed shrike's prey list and are strung up on tree branches.
They are so cute, but each one is more cruel than the other.
Compared with these small birds of prey, the real birds of prey have already appeared.
At Director Yuan's signal, Ye Han looked and saw two red kestrels hovering briefly in the air, flapping their long and sharp wings, their sharp eyes searching for prey.
The kestrel is a small bird of prey, about 30 cm long, just slightly larger than a pigeon.
The head is gray, the back and wings are covered with brick-red spots, the tip of the beak is hooked, and the posture of flapping the wings slightly is quite graceful, and the control ability is extremely strong.
They looked around, trying to determine their target for attack.
There are indeed a lot of prey below.
There are birds occasionally flying up from the bushes, frogs hiding in the shallows or rocks, swimming fish, egrets strolling along the lakeside, flying turtle doves, white-headed gulls, wood snipes and other birds, and wild ducks swimming in the reeds...
The kestrel is an excellent mouse catcher and can also be found in cities.
Given its small size, it tends to choose small animals such as passerine birds, frogs, and mice, but if two work together, they should choose larger prey.
Sure enough, the two seemed to have locked onto a target, and one of them folded its wings and swooped down from the air, so fast that Ye Han could not keep up at all.
She searched again with the telescope and barely found them.
The kestrel seemed to have hooked the turtle dove with its sharp claws, but did not kill it.
The spotted dove was injured and flew for a while with its wings flapping unsteadily. When the sharp claws were about to hit it from behind, it flapped its wings desperately and dodged sideways, trying to fly towards the forest and away from the open area above the lake.
The spotted dove, also known as the wild pigeon, can reach a maximum speed of 60-70km/h, making it one of the faster pigeons. The kestrel may not be able to catch up with it in level flight.
Just as the spotted dove was about to burst out at an unprecedented speed under the shadow of death and was about to fly into the dense forest to hide, another kestrel suddenly landed from a high altitude. The impact brought by the ultra-high speed was like a cannonball, killing it in one blow!
The spotted dove fell from the sky and landed on the wet ground by the lake. It flapped its wings tenaciously a few times and then slowly became motionless.
Blood was flowing from the neck and dripping onto the ground.
A perfect encirclement and suppression.
The surrounding birds flew away, and the kestrel grabbed the dead dove and flew up the tree. Another one stood vigilant beside it, and then flew away with it.
Turtle doves and pigeons belong to the same family, Columbidae, in the order Columbiformes. They are about the same size, with a body length of 30 cm.
The kestrel grabs it, which is equivalent to grabbing a prey about three-quarters of its own size, and can fly away effortlessly.
Raptors are worthy of being called raptors. Although they are not large in size, they are very powerful.
Ye Han put down the telescope.
Because the speed was so fast, she didn't see much.
Such ultra-high-speed hunting coupled with the switching of aerial scenes would make it impossible to capture the entire process, unless one sets up various professional equipment and films continuously, just like making a documentary.
She only saw the turtledove fall to the ground and die, and the first glimpse of the kestrel flying in the sky.
Director Yuan: "One of the unique skills of the red kestrel is its 'hovering'. It can stay in the air steadily regardless of wind or rain.
These short and frequent stops in the air give it a wider field of view to observe its prey.”
This outstanding ability to control airflow and flight capabilities is undoubtedly amazing.
No combat aircraft can do this.
Nature's design is more advanced than our current technology.
Just as Ye Han was thinking about what had just happened, Director Yuan observed the dense forest and saw another top predator. He said with a hint of surprise, "The peregrine falcon is here."
"It has not been observed many times in W City. This is a pleasant surprise."
Ye Han also looked in the direction the other party pointed, observing back and forth in the dense forest, and finally saw a peregrine falcon on a higher branch.
It is larger than the kestrel and is a medium-sized bird of prey, one of the larger members of the Falconidae family.
The body is more than 40 cm long, with a brown head and back with dark brown stripes and a white belly, which looks majestic. Its eyes are sharp and can see prey more than 1 km away.
Birds of prey such as falcons, eagles, and hawks have good dynamic vision, which allows them to quickly lock onto prey.
Director Yuan obviously likes peregrine falcons very much. As he observed them, he kept talking: "The peregrine falcon is the fastest diving bird in the world, with a maximum speed of 386km/h, more than three times that of a cheetah.
Every inch of its body is built for speed, and the pressure of the dive has no effect on it."
Ye Han had vaguely heard of its name.
Peregrine falcons are known as aerial bombers, bird killers, and they love to hunt in mid-air.
Its speed exceeds the operating speed of 360km/h of my country's high-speed rail, and the impact force of its downward dive is like that of a small missile.
Often the prey is killed in one blow before it can even react.
This characteristic enables it to remain fearless even when encountering large birds of prey such as eagles and hawks during flight.
Director Yuan: "When a peregrine falcon finds its prey, it will first quickly rise to a height of several hundred or even a thousand meters, then fold its wings, retract its head, and dive vertically from the sky at a speed of 75-105 meters per second to catch its target in mid-air.①
Unfortunately, the speed is too fast, and we won’t be able to see it this time.”
Not to mention on-site observation, it would be difficult to see clearly even if it was slowed down dozens of times.
As he was speaking, the peregrine falcon moved.
It spread its wings and flew high into the sky, and Ye Han could no longer see it.
At this time, the peregrine falcon folded its wings and dived at a 30-degree angle like a bullet. It was as fast as a free fall. The sound of breaking through the air sounded around it, as fast as the wind.
When it reached its prey, it spread its wings slightly for cushioning and flew away levelly, hitting a mallard duck resting in the reeds with its sharp claws.
The opponent was caught off guard and was knocked forward by the huge impact force. He lay on the ground and flapped his wings hard, but he couldn't lift his body.
It turned out that it had been completely hit by the peregrine falcon and its head was broken off.
Ye Han saw a large number of wild ducks in the lake suddenly fly up, while the others quickly dived into the water to hide, trembling.
The peregrine falcon is their nemesis, and wild ducks have an instinctive fear of this bird of prey that can kill instantly.
Only then did the peregrine falcon fly back from low altitude in a swagger, grabbing its trophy and flying back to the branch to enjoy it amid the fearful gazes of many birds.
Ye Han observed through the telescope and saw at a quick glance that the other party seemed to have caught the prey, and it seemed that the matter was settled.
As for the hunting process, even if it is filmed and processed with professional equipment, the background will be blurry, almost to the point of having afterimages.
Looking at the wild ducks flying back cautiously, she couldn't help but feel a little more worried: What if the peregrine falcon caught the two Chinese mergansers that she had just discovered?
Although the Chinese merganser is larger than the peregrine falcon, carnivorous birds of prey never judge by size.
Golden eagles will also capture goats that are several times heavier than themselves.
Both the red kestrel and the peregrine falcon are national second-class protected animals, while the Chinese merganser is first-class. They are rare, so both need to be protected.
Director Yuan: "Of course we have to follow the rules of nature."
He thought for a moment and said, "I remember that peregrine falcons have caught crested ibises in the wild."
"Red-crowned crane?" Ye Han looked slightly surprised.
The name of the red-crowned crane is known to everyone in China.
It is a national first-class protected animal. No trace of it was found for more than ten years and it was almost extinct.
Country R originally wanted to designate the red-crowned crane as their national bird, but they did not expect it to become extinct in their country, so later my country donated a pair to them.
Moreover, the red-crowned crane is over 70 centimeters long, much larger than the peregrine falcon, and weighs more than twice as much.
It's really shocking.
Director Yuan: "As long as the environment is well protected and the habitats and breeding grounds are gradually restored year by year, the number of Chinese mergansers will definitely increase."
Ye Han nodded: "You are right."
In nature, apart from top predators, which one has no natural enemies?
The endangerment of species is mostly due to human activities, and habitat destruction is the most deadly.
Natural enemies come second, it’s the normal functioning of nature.
Director Yuan was amazed as he looked at the island in the middle of the lake and the birds that lived here.
In less than half a year, an almost complete ecological chain has been formed here!
Predatory birds of prey are at the top of the food chain, and their presence indicates that the ecosystem in front of us is healthy.
Due to the limited area of the lake here, large birds of prey such as white-tailed sea eagles and snake eagles will not come here, but small and medium-sized birds of prey such as kestrel and peregrine falcon are already in place.
In addition, there are some "little killers" such as the brown-backed shrike that stay here, which is enough to maintain the ecological balance.
The speed of the build is truly amazing.
And all of these were formed naturally without any human intervention.
With trees, islands, clear water sources and a good environment, birds have a habitat; with fish, shrimp, aquatic plants and frogs, they have abundant food; a group of migratory birds will come here to stay, and these birds will attract higher-level predators.
They are interconnected and form a complete ecosystem.
It's amazing.
Director Yuan's heart was in turmoil.
As the director of the Wildlife Conservation Association, he understands very well that the protection of wild animals will have little effect by rescuing one or two animals. The most important thing is to curb human hunting and create a suitable environment for them.
Now the whole W city or many areas across the country are doing this, but few can do it so successfully.
The 80-acre water area, about 70 acres excluding the plank road in front, and the 100-acre Swan Lake not far away, has built a nearly perfect habitat and an interconnected ecological chain.
This area is worthy of being used as a demonstration area. Both the richness of species and the completeness of the ecological chain are worthy of research and study.
The group stayed in Huajianji for the whole day and only returned when the light dimmed at 7 o'clock in the evening.
In addition to the Metasequoia forest and Swan Lake, in the afternoon they also investigated the pine and cypress garden, osmanthus garden, bamboo forest, artificial lake... evergreen trees and shrubs on both sides of the road, and found dozens of bird species such as the thrush, yellow-rumped warbler, cuckoo, gray magpie, blackbird, yellow-bellied tit, great spotted woodpecker, etc.
Of course, the largest variety and number of forests are still the water forests.
Director Cao summarized the data and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. According to incomplete statistics, there were more than 120 species of birds found in Huajianji!
In addition to the Chinese merganser, a first-class protected animal that is the focus of attention, there are 28 national second-class protected animals in the park. The number cannot be determined for the time being, but the total number is expected to exceed 450.
What an astonishing number!
Except for two nature reserves and wetland parks, no other scenic spot or park in W City can reach such variety and quantity.
Far exceeded their expectations.
Director Cao calmed down his excitement and said: "We have collected most of the information about the Chinese merganser today, and we still need to confirm it again in the next few days.
After I return, I will organize the relevant information and submit it, apply for protection support as soon as possible, and establish a bird observation station.”
Director Cao: "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Director Ye for some time to come. The number of migratory birds needs further statistics and confirmation."
Ye Han smiled and said, "Okay, no problem."
Now that the bamboo rafting activities have been cancelled and with the shielding effect of the sound shield, the interior of the Metasequoia forest will basically not be affected by tourist activities, and the Forestry Bureau's investigation will also be more convenient.
Director Cao seemed to be hesitant to speak, but finally said: "This Metasequoia forest is an environment comparable to a nature reserve, which is very rare.
As the bird protection department of the Forestry Bureau, we hope that Huajianji can reduce human activities in the area to avoid affecting the lives of these birds.”
If this was a government-planned park or other scenic spot, and such a large variety and number of protected animals were discovered, they would definitely be protected and some restrictive policies would be introduced.
However, Huajianji is a private botanical garden. All scenic spots in the garden are funded and built by the other party. The island in the middle of the lake is also a habitat specially built for birds in the botanical garden. It can be said to be a public welfare act.
The Forestry Bureau can at most provide convenience in the application of some procedures, and it really has no right to say anything more.
Moreover, as a very popular star scenic spot in the city, Huajianji is expected to bring billions of related income to the tourism industry in W City this year, and will also make great contributions to the development and commercial prosperity of surrounding areas.
In this regard, both the Tourism Bureau and government departments should thank them.
Its novel approach to popularizing plant science and the opening of science museums have allowed plants that are usually overlooked to take the stage and have enhanced the public's awareness of protecting the environment, with a wide impact.
Apart from anything else, his daughter has become much more interested in plants since she went to the science museum.
Thinking of this, Director Cao couldn't help but sigh: Huajianji Botanical Garden has made a really huge contribution to the city.
Maybe he shouldn't have said what he just said.
Today, the Metasequoia forest is about to reach its best viewing period from November to December, when a large number of tourists will come to visit, bringing in revenues of more than tens of millions.
Why should he ask others to give up their interests?
Who will compensate for the losses caused?
While Director Cao was struggling internally, Ye Han agreed immediately: "Don't worry, we will concentrate the tourists near the plank road and control the number of tourists so as not to affect the migration and wintering of migratory birds."
"The bamboo rafting activities will be cancelled throughout the year. Huajianji will build a bird viewing platform at the pier to help everyone better understand the protection of animals."
Director Cao was stunned when he heard this.
He never expected the other party to make such a decision.
This just shows the courage of this young director and his determination to protect wild species.
He looked at Ye Han seriously and shook hands with her eagerly: "That's great! Thank you very much for Huajianji's contribution to the protection of wild birds."
Ye Han smiled and said, "You're too kind. You're the expert in bird protection. I want to learn from you."
After seeing off the group, Ye Han was thinking about building an observation deck.
This was the idea that came to her when she saw so many bird conservation efforts, including the cancellation of bamboo rafting activities.
There are a large number of migratory birds coming here to spend the winter, but there are also many resident birds, such as egrets, spot-billed ducks, etc. About one-third of them will settle here.
If the environment is safe and they are lucky enough to find a mate, there is a high probability that they will nest and reproduce here next year.
Human activities are bound to affect them.
It would be better to cancel these activities.
In addition to winter migratory birds, there are also some summer migratory birds, which migrate here from April to June. Their numbers are not large, but this forest can still provide them with a place to stay.
Ye Han really didn't expect that so many migratory birds would gather here.
She originally thought that the Flower Gathering was a "gas station" during migration, but she didn't expect it to become a habitat.
Not bad.
Ye Han thought about the various birds and hunting scenes he saw today, and his almond-shaped eyes curved.
Birds are indeed cute in their own way.
There are the little blue-throated robin, the colorful but fierce kingfisher, the fairy-like egret... There are also the cute but fierce brown-backed shrike, the neatly-formed swan geese, and the handsome birds of prey...
All in all, it is interesting to observe their habits.
I hope more people can get to know them.
Before this, Ye Han had never experienced the joy of bird watching, and she believed that most people, like her, had never had this experience.
Then let them experience it once in Huajianji!
It will definitely be an unforgettable experience for tourists.
It shouldn't be hard to do.
Find the best observation point near the plank road, build a simple viewing platform, install professional bird-watching equipment, and staff professional staff to help tourists adjust the angle.
Perhaps it takes opportunity to observe other birds, but egrets should be able to be observed as they are everywhere in the Metasequoia forest.
The plan works.
Ye Han thought about it and decided to make arrangements tomorrow.
For the purchase of some professional equipment, you can consult Director Cao of the bird watching station. He must be very knowledgeable about these and may be able to provide some technical support.
We also need to print some bird illustrations of Huajianji and place introduction signs around the observation deck to help everyone get to know them better.
It can be published as a small magazine, one issue per month, introducing new migratory birds.
Plant illustrations should also be made.
Nowadays, there are more and more plant species in Huajianji, so it is necessary to classify and summarize them.
This is also a unique publication of Huajianji and a special souvenir.
The bamboo raft has been cancelled, so this set of illustrations will be given as compensation to the VIP members.
It should be very meaningful to make it into a set with beautiful packaging.
Ye Han smiled and said, let’s do it.
Have you ever heard of a palm technique that comes from the sky? ——Peregrine Falcon: I’m here to catch the bird.
Note ①: The Peregrine Falcon attack method is extracted from the Internet.
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