"Daddy, let's go catch whooper swans and ducks!"

Qi Ping was lazily basking in the sun, looking very lazy and didn't want to move; But the baby daughter and the fat son ran over together holding the little hand, and the two little guys are definitely idle characters, always thinking about making a fool of themselves around.

"Why did you think of catching swans today, didn't we go to see the swans yesterday, you said you wanted to make friends with them."

Qi Ping sat on his lap with the children in his arms, and he really couldn't understand what the children were thinking; It's clear that the kids just have too many ideas right now, and they now have the idea of going to the upper lake of the Muse. Although the children don't know much about swimming in the lake to see the scenery and the like, they have a lot of experience in playing games at the Lake of Muse.

"Daddy, two more swans. Fatter than Dabai and Xiaobai, I saw it just now, and my sister also saw it! As soon as they heard their father's question, the children suddenly became energetic; Happily talking, that's why the kids now suddenly have to run to the lake.

"What I saw, I saw first! Dad, they ran to the back of our house with Da Bai and Xiao Bai, and now there are four swans! ”

The little girl opened the chatterbox, struggled to jump down, and was happily jumping and explaining; The little girl was so happy that she now had something new to discover.

Qi Ping was stunned, two more swans? This is really a strange thing, could it be that California is also a place where swans spend the winter?

There are two swans on Lake Muse, which are the common swans, whooper swans; The whole body is white, the mouth is black, and the neck is relatively long. And this swan is one of the highest flying birds. It is a migratory bird, and when migrating, it takes a small family as a unit, forming a "one" character, "human" or "V" shaped team.

Zippin and Kate are fond of whooper swans. Because whooper swans maintain a rare "lifelong partnership", they are paired to feed or rest during wintering in the south. When the female swan lays eggs, the male swan guards by the side, and when it encounters an enemy, it flapps its wings and comes forward to meet the enemy, bravely fighting the other party. Not only do they help each other during the breeding season, but they also usually work in pairs. If one dies, the other can indeed "keep the festival" for it and live alone for the rest of his life.

And not just because of their love. also because they land in pairs on the tranquil lake, some of them are playing together, innocent and lively; Some of them rub their necks, and they are warm and affectionate; Some use their beaks to manage their feathers. Leisurely and contented; Some plunged into the water. Dancing in a thousand ways.

There is a pair of swans on Lake Muse, as well as a pair of mandarin ducks and a flock of ducks; The swans are called Dabai and Xiaobai by the children, which are vivid, vivid, and a good name. But to put it mildly, the sudden appearance of a pair of swans is really surprising. The weather in California is better, but it's not the traditional place for swans to spend the winter.

Especially Lake Muse. If it weren't for Qi Ping's money to buy a pair of swans, there would be no shadow of swans here at all; This is not a habitat for swans. There were no swans here at all.

"Why do the children say they saw so many swans? Let's go check it out later, this swan is still quite beautiful. Our forest farm is good, and there are usually some birds in the forest farm, which is a lot more than in the previous two years. Now the swans have been attracted, and it is really a fairyland on earth. ”

Yu Lan came over with juice, and the children cheered and ran to drink the juice; It looks like the little ones have been making a big splash after they spotted the swans, and the family now knows about it.

"Well, we haven't been to the lake in a few days. By the way, there should still be bread at home, right? Da Bai and Xiao Bai have fallen, and they come to Xiaoyao and Youyou to eat and drink every day. "It seems that everyone in the family has this thought, except for my father, who is busy with the work of the forest farm; Didn't you see that Kate was wearing sunglasses, this can only mean that the family has discussed it, and Qi Ping is only the last one to know.

"Yes, yes, but when you come back, go buy some better bread and come back. Xiaoyao and Yoyo like swans, and they should be fed once in the morning and once in the afternoon. In the past, we just stocked the big white and the little white, and they didn't see much affection for us. It's still the children who are amazing, and they have become iron buddies in just a few days. ”

How does Yu Lan see how cute her children are, even if the children are messing around all day long, they are all cute everywhere. But speaking of which, the swan thing is really a child's ability; The swans and mandarin ducks are actually on the same level, and they don't pay much attention, but the children's friendship with them is very solid.

Qi Ping went to get busy, and went to his dock to prepare to start the yacht; Kate and her mother naturally got on the yacht with the bouncing children, and Pooh and King Kong definitely couldn't get together. They're a bit big now, and while they're not necessarily absolutely dangerous, they're not suitable for now, because the yacht isn't particularly big.

"The children talk to me a lot, but their ability to express themselves needs to be improved. All I know is two more swans, but I can't guarantee that they are, and the children don't even know about swans, great egrets, or storks. One thing is certain, though, that Lake Muse is getting better and better, and there are so many attractions to offer. ”

Kate is very proud, because the forest farm is her home, and of course she wants the forest farm to be better and better. Now there are more creatures on the Lake of Muse, some beautiful creatures. Of course it's worth having fun, it's a good start.

"I'm now worried about whether the kids are wrong. Or if they are not mistaken, Lake Muse is big and big, and small is actually very small. It's just that it's not necessarily easy to find swans and the like, Dabai and Xiaobai are now able to fly short distances, and I'm more worried that they will be attracted by those wild swans, and then they will fly through the winter. ”

Qi Ping's concern is not unreasonable, a simple reason; In the past, Dabai and Xiaobai only lived in the forest farm and in the Lake of Muse, and they had never seen the same kind. But now it is very likely that the wild swans are coming, and once Da Bai and Xiao Bai fly away, then the children will definitely be sad, and they really like these two swans.

"I'm not worried at all because our tree farm is so amazing that no one wants to leave. It's their home, and they won't leave their home! ”

Kate is blindly confident, because she knows that the forest farm is the best, so Qi Ping's worry is that there is no market at all, and it is a false proposition that does not hold up at all.

rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to his stinky wife; The two of them are chatting now, chatting about the shortcomings of the parents, and some plans to make money in the future. Anyway, when you go out to swim in the lake, you are accompanying the children to find swans, which is actually a relaxing and leisure thing; For Qi Ping, every day is a state of vacation.

Wandering around Lake Muse, fortunately, Qi Ping's eyesight is very good, plus he knows a little bit about their habits, plus the unreliable good son and baby daughter pointing the way, Qi Ping feels that he still has a lot of confidence to find the swans.

"Huh? It looks like it's really a swan! ”

Qi Ping's eyes lit up, and through the glass of the cab, he saw a group of elegant swans swimming slowly on the surface of the lake. It is indeed a swan, otherwise it does not have such a long neck, and it would not have such an elegant posture; It seems that the children have grown their skills, and they haven't fed the big white and the little white in vain these days.

Qi Ping drove the yacht towards the swans quickly, and the swans did not panic; They have long been accustomed to it, especially the big whites, who have long been familiar with the yacht with the cartoon image of the Qiping family on the hull, and they know that the owner of this yacht will not hurt them, so they continue to swim unhurriedly.

"Big white, little white!"

Xiaoyao and Yoyo shouted happily as they grabbed the guardrail, and they finally found the swan.

The children were happily throwing breadcrumbs, and Big White and Little White swam over with two other strange swans. Although there is abundant aquatic products in Muse Lake, there are ready-made ones that are not eaten for nothing.

Zipin and Kate were now looking at the two newcomers, their cheeks and the top of their heads were bare, bright red, their feathers and neck were black, and the rest of their feathers were pure white. And the size looks very large, even larger than the big white and small white who are about a year old, and it looks like they are already adult cranes.

Qi Ping is very happy, this is a crane; I don't know exactly what kind of crane it is, but it's not a red-crowned crane or anything like that. But it's not bad, cranes and the like are still very popular. This time, the forest farm has truly become a fairyland, and even the cranes have taken the initiative to run over.

"Huh? No, I'll check the information. ”

Kate, who was looking at the two newcomers with great interest, suddenly thought of something, and then hurriedly ran to the orderly living room to check the information. Yachts, of course, can't do without the Internet.

"My dear, we may be in some minor trouble right now. But we might be going to be big stars again, and these two newcomers have a big background! ”

Kate happily ran over with her laptop in her arms and proudly handed the information to Qi Ping.

It's really not a swan, it's a crane - the American crane!

The crane was once widespread on the North American continent, from the steppes to the tundra. But with humans killing and destroying habitats, there were fewer than 20 of them left, making them the world's most endangered cranes.

Although the U.S. government quickly protected them, and now they are bred in captivity, this group is still the rarest and most endangered crane species in the world.

Qi Ping was stunned, these two American cranes really looked like they had a lot of background; Instead of wintering in a wildlife sanctuary in southern Florida, they ran to the woods! Even these two guys are even more precious, because there is a good chance that they are not captive, but wild American cranes, and that's the big deal! (To be continued......)