First Arrival Territory: 466.Cormorant in Memory (2/5)

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The osprey is not actually a kind of eagle, this name is the local name of Wang Bo's hometown, if you change it to a scientific name, it is cormorant, a kind of waterfowl that is very good at fishing.

Wang Bo remembers that when he was in elementary school, there was a chapter in the textbook he used about this kind of water bird.

This waterfowl was domesticated by the Chinese thousands of years ago, and cormorants can often be seen in places where there are seas, lakes and large rivers.

In Wang Bo's hometown, cormorants are called ospreys because they help fishermen catch fish, and although they are not very good at flying, to fishermen, they are eagles on the ocean.

In addition to ospreys, there is also a name for the cormorant in their native area, which is called 'black ghost'. This title does not sound good, but it is actually an honorific title for cormorant, and in his hometown 'ghost' has two meanings, when used as a noun, it is a ghost in the traditional sense, and if it is used as an adjective, it means 'clever and smart', such as a clever ghost.

The black ghost is to describe the intelligence of the osprey, Wang Bo's hometown in addition to seagulls There are two kinds of seabirds that are more common, one is a cormorant, the other is a boobies, and the latter's flight ability far exceeds the former.

But boobies are stupid and can't be tamed at all, while cormorants are much smarter, keeping baby cormorants on boats and training them to be fishing helpers with a little training.

It is called the black ghost to describe this bird as not as stupid as the boobies, but has superb fishing skills. In China, cormorants have been domesticated and used for fishing for fish for a long time.

In Wang Bo's childhood, there were many fish and shrimp on the seaside, and at that time, the common people could not afford to buy big boats, and every household relied on sampans to fish, just like the Jiangnan water towns in TV documentaries, fishermen often brought domesticated cormorants when they went out fishing.

He still vaguely remembers the scene of a flock of cormorants standing neatly on the bow of the boat like soldiers waiting to be reviewed, with neck sleeves around their necks.

When the fish appear and the owner whistles, the cormorants will jump into the water to catch fish. Because of their neck covers, cormorants catch fish that they can't swallow and they will return to the boat with the fish in their mouths.

In this way, when the owner has taken the fish, the cormorant will dive down again to catch fish, and so on, helping the fishermen to catch fish.

In addition, in the local fishing culture, the cormorant is not only an expert in fishing, but also a symbol of a happy marriage.

Old fishermen know that the mandarin duck is not a monogamous infatuated bird for life at all, the cormorant is! A pair of cormorants never leave each other from acquaintance, to nesting eggs and then to nursing their young.

In addition, there is also the traditional culture in the "Book of Songs" is related, and at the beginning of the "Book of Songs", "Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the River Island", the Ju Dove is the cormorant, so for these reasons, when the fishermen get married, they will choose a pair of old cormorants to wear saffron and send them to the wedding to express their blessings to the newlyweds.

Wang Bo didn't expect that the osprey, which used to be a good assistant to the fishermen's work and life, now became the food at the banquet, which was really unacceptable to him!

Hearing his question, the waiter who handed the towel said: "Cash is different from the past, Mr. Wang, the state has issued laws and regulations, saying that the osprey is an illegal fishing tool and is not allowed to be used by fishermen." So if you can't go into the water to fish, who will keep an osprey? It can only be sold to restaurants for cooking. ”

Wang Bo was even more surprised and asked, "Are you talking nonsense?" And such laws and regulations? ”

The man didn't say a word, took out his phone and searched for it, and then showed him the news.

Wang Bo fixed his eyes and saw that the news was indeed reporting on this matter, and finally there was a clear regulation: according to Article 20 of the "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Fishery Law of the People's Republic of China", "the use of electricity, ospreys and boat knocking operations are prohibited, and when it is really necessary to use electricity or osprey fishing in specific waters, it must be approved by the fishery administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government."

Seeing this regulation, he really didn't know what to say, this regulation was too nonsense!

Fishermen's use of ospreys to assist in fishing has led to shrinking fishery resources? Wang Bo thinks this statement is simply ridiculous, just like some experts say that the oil smoke produced by the aunts' stir-fry leads to air pollution.

Ospreys are just fishing assistants for fishermen, and a group of ospreys catch as many fish and shrimp in their lifetime as a fishing boat. And Wang Bo knows that ospreys can only be used in lakes, rivers and seashores, and if they enter the deep sea, they will not play a big role at all.

Because ospreys are good at diving but not good at flying, the deep sea is windy and the waves are strong, once they enter the water, they can't fly at all, and they are easy to die.

And where are the fish and shrimp in the offshore sea now? So for this reason, Wang Bo really can't accept that fishermen are not allowed to breed cormorants.

However, this is a policy decision made by the upper echelons, and he has no qualifications to express his opinion, let alone change this fact, so he can only shake his head.

The fat chef dragged the ospreys in the iron cage into the kitchen and instructed his subordinates to prepare hot water, and the ospreys shrank in the iron cage and kept looking at everyone timidly, and the gaze revealed in the dark eyes was very simple.

Wang Bo put his hand into the iron cage, and a cook came up to offer courtesy and said, "Brother Wang, be careful, be careful of being twisted by the osprey." ”

Ospreys attack like geese, they have a pointed beak, and when they attack, they bite their opponents and twist their powerful necks.

Wang Bo gently stroked the smooth feathers of these ospreys and said: "These are all mature eagles, you can know by looking at their eyes and movements, this is an osprey that helps people don't know how many fish they have caught, how can they be willing to sell it to a restaurant?" ”

Mature eagle is the name of the local people for the osprey that has been bred for a long time, and cooked means familiar, which is the kind of docile osprey that is familiar with people.

Sure enough, he reached into the iron cage, and the ospreys stretched their necks and gently tapped the back of his palm with their pointed beaks, he knew that this was the meaning of the ospreys begging for food.

There is no doubt that these ospreys have been hungry for a long time.

Seeing that Wang Bo seemed to be very interested in ospreys, the chef came up to join in the fun and said, "Boss Wang, do you like to eat ospreys?" Our hotel has a unique method, this osprey should not bleed first, just put it in a pot of boiling water and scald to death......"

Wang Bo couldn't listen anymore, interrupted him and said coldly: "Don't you think this is too cruel? Look at these ospreys, many of them are females who are about to give birth, and I am afraid that doing this will hurt the heavens and the peace. ”

Whether the osprey has entered the breeding period or not, you can see it by looking at the feathers.

This bird can be seen all over the world, as well as in New Zealand, such as the spotted cormorant, which has a very rich plumage, and the cormorant in Wang Bo's hometown is a common cormorant with gray-black feathers on its body, and different colors of its eyelids and throat, blue, orange, red or yellow.

Once the breeding season begins, the color of the cormorants' feathers in these parts will become more vivid, and Wang Bo took a closer look and found that the feathers under the jaws of these cormorants have become very vivid, which is a sign of entering the breeding season. (To be continued.) )