They move nimbly and freely in the water, as if they were born to be hunters in the water.
Instead of scattering and fleeing when pursued by seabirds, the herrings panicked and huddled together, scrambling to swim toward the center of the school.
This caused the school of fish to resemble a giant cocoon.
Moreover, more and more herrings were driven into the school of fish by seabirds, making the cocoon grow larger and larger.
However, herrings gathered together in such a way have no chance of fighting back or escaping, and can only be slaughtered by these seabirds.
Feng Ye witnessed this scene underwater, and saw it clearly.
At that moment, he also recognized these seabirds as red-throated loons.
The red-throated loon has a dark brown back and wing coverts, a white underparts, black longitudinal stripes on the sides of its breast, and black transverse bars on its undertail coverts.
Its most distinctive feature is that the area above the neck is white, with only a chestnut-colored triangular feather on the front of the neck.
There aren't many seabirds that can dive, and even fewer in China, so they're quite easy to spot.
The red-throated loon hunts by diving and swimming rapidly underwater to chase schools of fish.
Moreover, they have a strong diving ability, which can last for 60-90 seconds.
Meanwhile, more and more seabirds gathered above the sea, of all colors—black, white, gray…
They were all attracted by the herring school to participate in this predatory feast.
Feng Ye, being underwater, naturally couldn't see what was happening on the surface of the sea.
He could only see various bird heads and the bellies of seabirds of different colors, as well as the feet of birds treading water.
These seabirds cannot dive, so they cannot dive into the water to hunt like the red-throated loon.
They could only stretch their necks and desperately stick their heads into the water to peck at the food.
Among these, he also noticed the pelicans' large mouths, which resembled fishing nets.
As for other seabirds, they are not easy to identify, but they are nothing more than seagulls, albatrosses, puffins, petrels, and so on.
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