Chapter 70: The Ugly Duckling and the Swan
Because of the season, it is the time when migratory birds fly south. These birds travel thousands of miles, and of course they can't fly to their destination in one go, and they also need to rest and replenish their food along the way. Looking down from the sky, the water surface of the Black Blind Bubble and the Wild Duck Lake is not small, and the water and grass are abundant, so it attracts these passers-by to stop here.
For this situation, Li Xiaopang is actually very welcome, which proves that the ecological environment on their side has been greatly improved. And his ambition is even greater: if these migratory birds stay here comfortably, maybe they will fly here at the beginning of spring next year. I remember when I was a child, in the area of Seven Star Bubble, the water birds were all in groups.
Full of longing, Li Xiaopang rushed to Erpaozi, that is, the place named Wild Duck Lake, and looked at it, Li Xiaopang was also stunned by the magnificent scene in front of him: by the lake, groups of water birds were swimming and foraging, some were filtering in the shallow water with long legs, some were diving on the lake, and some were flying and hovering in mid-air. At this moment, Wild Duck Lake has become a paradise for birds.
"Oh mama, that's too much—" The old ladies who rushed over also admired.
Li Xiaopang even patted his thighs and laughed: "Okay, good, it proves that our side is not small!" ”
Seeing his figure, the old fish head rushed over, but his old face was not as excited and excited as Li Xiaopang, but a little sad: "Little God, there are too many birds, and the fish in our bubble are afraid of a lot of losses!" ”
Li Xiaopang clicked his little eyes a few times, and then he pondered the taste: These guys are all eating white food!
Things often have this kind of two-sidedness, waterfowl gather, pleasing to the eye, but they have to eat and drink, thousands of waterfowl, even if they stay here for a week, the consumption will be the boss.
However, these waterfowl couldn't be invited, and of course they couldn't be thrown out, so Li Xiaopang walked to the water's edge while hurting his flesh. There has long been a group of people gathered there, Yaya Xiaogezi, they are all there, as well as Wu Qingluan and Sister Lin, who came here as guests, are about to run out of battery on their mobile phones.
"Ah, look, this waterfowl is so pretty—and that one, it's so ugly!" I heard Sister Lin's voice from afar, and I didn't know what her aesthetic point of view was, it was a beautiful egret, but I had to say that the tassels on people's heads were too ugly.
When he got closer, Li Xiaopang also looked more carefully, and gradually felt that his eyes were a little insufficient. In the swampy area, several red-crowned cranes leisurely walk with long legs, draped in cranes, quite a bit of fairy wind bones, no wonder in myths and legends, this bird is very popular with the gods, called "cranes".
There are still many wading birds like red-crowned cranes, and in the words of the old fish head, they have three specialties: a particularly long beak, a particularly long neck, and particularly long legs.
However, except for the red-crowned cranes and egrets, which have typical characteristics, Li Xiaopang can't even call their names, and in this regard, he is at the same level as Sister Lin.
Fortunately, there is a well-informed old fish head here, he is not only a fish expert, but also has a study of water birds, but most of the names are local names, for example, long-necked old, red-footed seedlings and the like, but also image.
These wading birds are filtered more than ten meters away from people, and they are not very afraid of people, I don't know if it is because they are bold or because Yaya is here.
"What about the swans, what about the swans?" Li Xiaopang's favorite is still the big swan, of course, it would be good if there was a black swan.
"The toad wants to eat swan meat-" Wu Qingluan muttered, and then looked in the direction of Qiqige, only to see that Xiao Gezi was teasing a group of gray water birds with Yaya, and threw the small fish out of the old fish's head to them. It should also be a crane, but it is not as elegant as a red-crowned crane, and it should be a gray crane. And their skills are really good, with a long beak, they will directly intercept the small fish thrown in the air, and then swallow it, and there are a few of them, and they also use their long mouths to go directly to Yaya's little hands to grab food. In fact, this crane is very alert and timid, but now it is able to get so close to humans.
It is said that Li Xiaopang and the others saw this group of gray cranes on the way to collect plant specimens with their little baby, and they are also used to lining up in a line or V-shape when they fly and migrate.
Wu Qingluan was a little puzzled, why did a girl like Qiqige fall in love with that dead fat man? And when she thinks of this, her heart will inexplicably surge with a sourness.
"Swans are migratory birds, and they have to row a boat to get past them." After the old fish head explained, a group of people led by Sister Lin asked to take a boat. But so far, there is only a small boat in the second bubble, and there is no place for Li Xiaopang at all, so he is in a hurry, so he simply jumps into the water.
The water temperature is slightly cool, but it has no effect on Li Xiaopang, and his swimming speed is even faster than rowing, he has been swimming in front of the boat, the water column with his feet fluttering is quite high, splashing down to the bow of the boat, no matter how Sister Lin refuels the old fish head of rowing, she can't catch up, she can only pout: "Little fat brother, your swimming posture is too ugly!" ”
This is true, Li Xiaopang's dog planing style is certainly not beautiful, but it is extremely practical to put on him. This may be similar to his appearance and personality. Pragmatism may be the principle pursued by Li Xiaopang.
Fluttering all the way through, I don't know how many water birds have been frightened, mostly all kinds of wild ducks, and there are also larger geese, if they can choose this place as a breeding ground in the coming year, then the three bubbles can be officially named Yanming Lake.
Just a few days ago, the water mill finally paid off, and the spring of the three bubbles was officially opened and began to flow water. However, with the first two, everyone was not too surprised, but thought it was normal and accustomed to it, which is probably the case.
In addition, Li Xiaopang also noticed that the group of water crows domesticated by the old fish head, that is, cormorants, still wandered around the boat, although they were migratory birds, but if they were completely domesticated, they might not fly to the south for wintering: who wants to travel thousands of miles to eat and drink here?
Boom – There was a loud chirping sound ahead, like a trumpet. I saw two snow-white whooper swans floating gracefully on the water, they were huge, more than one and a half meters by sight, and their long necks occasionally touched each other, looking very affectionate.
"It's a lot bigger than a goose, and if you catch one and stew it, you will definitely have to have a big pot." Li Xiaopang heard Uncle Biao talk about eating swans when he was a child, but now Master Biao has also changed his ways.
You must know that swans are the highest among birds, and even Mount Everest can fly over, which is amazing.
"Boiling the crane and burning the qin, ruining the scenery, sure enough, the nature of the toad does not change!" Wu Qingluan snorted a few times in his nose.
Even Sister Lin, a foodie, was very dissatisfied: "Little fat brother, the swan is so beautiful, how can you be willing to eat it, go back and stew a goose for me, okay?" ”
Li Xiaopang pouted: "I just said this, mainly to describe the huge size of the swan, it's too late to protect, you think it's really delicious - stewed goose has to wait, after winter, the current goose feathers haven't grown yet, they are all hairy awls." ”
While talking, I only heard the little girl cry for a while, and the two swans actually swam slowly towards the boat. The closer you get, the more you can feel the beauty of the swans, and that beauty can even shock people's hearts.
Wow - The swans' calls turned into whispers, they bent their necks into a graceful arc, and then stretched out their mouths towards the girl. The front end of the swan is black, and the back half is a bright yellow, which is also a weapon for self-defense, and its power should not be underestimated.
But at this moment, Li Xiaopang is not worried at all, because the intimacy shown by the pair of swans can even be seen by Sister Lin. Seeing the swan gently touching Yaya's little hand with her beak, Sister Lin was envious, and she also reached over, wanting to touch the swan, but as a result, the swan made a loud warning sound from its mouth, and she was not allowed to touch it.
"Hurry up and take a picture for me!" Sister Lin tried her best to get closer to the swan, and she almost hugged the swan's long neck. Li Xiaopang reminded her vigorously next to her: "Don't do it, didn't you just say that I saw a news on the Internet two days ago, saying that it was a tourist who forcibly dragged the swans to take pictures and killed the swans——"
Sister Lin pouted: "I really want to hug the swans, but you see that they are so fierce to me, do I have the guts?" Good girl, if you intercede with the swan, let me touch it! ”
However, Yaya and the two whooper swans are also meeting for the first time, and they are not very familiar with each other, so they obviously can't meet her requirements. Moreover, swans are elegant and beautiful birds, which can be viewed from a distance and cannot be desecrated.
"I wish I could see them again next year." Sister Lin's words spoke to Li Xiaopang's heart, so she hurriedly plunged into the water, and soon caught a big carp weighing more than three catties, and said excitedly: "Hurry up and bribe them with food, maybe these two are also foodies like you." ”
Sister Lin was also energetic, and she asked for a knife at the old fish's head noisily, ready to cut the fish. As a result, the old fish laughed for a while: "You guys, are the swans vegetarians!" ”
Li Xiaopang and Sister Lin were speechless, the swan was too far away from ordinary people, so they didn't know much about it. But Li Xiaopang is also confused, isn't the goose at home a vegetarian?
In the swan's diet, the main ones are the leaf buds of various aquatic plants, of course, grass seeds and the like are also what they like to eat, but they are not interested in fish and meat, and they are pure vegetarians.
Although he made a big oolong, but Sister Lin had no heart and lungs, and Li Xiaopang was relatively thick-skinned, in order to envelop these two beautiful creatures, he pounced on the shore again, got half a bag of grass seeds back, and sprinkled them on the water surface for the swans to eat.
A few mallards were inspired by Yaya and also came to join in the fun. Mallards are omnivorous, so they also use their flat beaks to produce grass seeds to eat.
Li Xiaopang was annoyed: "You ugly ducklings dare to compete with swans, get out of here!" ”
The wild ducks quacked, presumably in protest: without this, they were treated the same as each other—
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