Chapter 441: The Fragrance of Fruits, the Wonder of the Magpie Family

Yunsha Island Hundred Fruit Orchard, after the dozen or so peach trees took the lead in producing peaches, after several batches of picking, all of them have been harvested so far.

Although the fruiting period of the other fruit trees is a little late, under the effect of the ice water of the space and the fertile soil of the island, it has not disappointed people's expectations, and the branches are hung with all kinds of fruits of different sizes and colors, some of which are close to maturity and can be picked in a few days.

There are more than 160 fruit trees planted in the orchard, including apples, dates, apricots, pears, cherries, walnuts, chestnuts, navel oranges, and grapes.

At this time, the park is full of sweet fragrance and fruits. Being in the middle of it is intoxicating.

Seeing that the harvest was imminent, everyone was overjoyed.

But the overflowing sweet aroma also brought a lot of side effects. Those who were deeply attracted by the magpies, chickadees and other aboriginal birds, calling friends, flew to the garden to plot evil.

However, after the early battle to defend the peach tree, the islanders have summed up simple and effective experience. Dozens of nylon bird nets continue to wave, taking turns covering the trees whose fruits are close to ripe.

Birds often have a natural fear of web-like objects, because once their claws and wings are entangled, it is often difficult to break free, and even lead to death. Therefore, after surveying the situation at the scene, most of the birds made a rational choice between appetite and danger to their lives, and circled for a while and then retreated.

But there will always be some strange things in any group, such as the flower magpie is such an alternative.

The flower magpie undoubtedly has a high IQ among birds, and is very good at learning and summarizing and analyzing various lessons learned.

A couple of flower magpies living in the mixed forest north of the hundred fruit orchards are the best of their kind. Some time ago, when peaches were just ripe. They took advantage of the fact that people were not yet defending themselves and flew to the scene to commit theft. After tasting it, the east and east in this garden are much more delicious than those sour wild fruits in other forests on the island, and the two of them are ecstatic, so they fly back and forth several times a day. In addition to feasting on their own, they also take some home and feed them to the chicks.

Of course, the magpie family is the most sophisticated, and everyone has interests together, so it is inevitable to greet the seven aunts and eight aunts to go together to reap the benefits.

The direct result of the abundance of birds is the aggravation of the scourge. The bright and beautiful peaches are scattered in their mouths, and they are unbearable to look at. In addition to being angry, people began to think of ways to protect themselves.

In the early stage, old-fashioned methods such as straw men did not have much effect, and geese and dogs were dispatched to guard, and the scope and deterrence were very limited, until the nylon net was launched. The entire crown of the fruit tree is covered, and then the small stainless steel wind chimes are hung to match, which arouses the fear of the birds and basically eliminates their desire to steal.

The magpies were no exception, and the nets and the strange sound of the bells frightened them, and they never dared to approach the peach grove again.

Later, all the peaches on the tree were harvested. It made them stop thinking about it, so they had to continue to eat wild fruits, catch insects, feed the chicks, and resume their original lives.

After a quiet day, the magpies began to stir again as the aroma of the other fruits in the orchard ripened and the aroma drifted in the wind.

The male magpie of this magpie couple comes from a prestigious family, and his body is toned and shiny. Black and white; With strong wings, sharp beaks and claws, and a very intelligent brain, he is the perfect male in the magpie family. If it is put on the human society, it must be a role such as "X Outstanding Youth".

Male magpies are attracted to fruity aromas. Flying closer to the orchard again to check the situation, circling, landing, dodging, and after repeating it many times, gradually, the sound of the wind chimes seemed to be less terrifying.

The male magpie grew bolder, and he landed on the branch of a peach tree, close to an apple tree to the south, with a large number of red fruits hanging from it, which made him salivate.

But the fruit is covered in a yellow net, and the criss-crossing grid seems to warn all winged creatures.

The male magpie cocks its long tail and constantly adjusts to keep its body balanced, while keeping a close look at it.

After a while, it realized that the mesh was very large in size, and it was thought that if it was careful, it should not be easy to be caught and cause damage.

The male hormones inflated its guts, and after some thought, it finally mustered up the courage and flapped its wings and flew towards the apple tree.

When it flew closer, it chose a branch sticking out of the net as a foothold, and when its body stopped, it first tried to take the net in its mouth a few times, and then it stretched out its neck and poked its head into the large mesh.

The magpie's long, pointed beak did its job, and when it touched a round and smooth fruit, it pecked hard, and with a thud, a stream of sweet juice poured into its mouth and flowed down the tip of its tongue into its throat.

The male magpie was suddenly excited, and he continued to urge his knife-like beak to make a larger hole in the surface of the apple.

Magpies have a natural habit, which growers hate the most, that is, they are possessive, fresh-minded, and never settle for a single goal.

After a few bites, the male magpie switched positions and enjoyed a larger apple. After testing, this time it grabbed the net directly with two paws, which was more efficient.

The male magpie is also a model husband and father, and naturally does not forget his wife and children. Not long after, he returned to the nest with a mouthful of fruit pulp, fed the chicks, and told his wife the good news.

Then the two acted together, the husband sang and the wife followed, and together they composed a sweet and happy pastoral song.

Of course, the Magpie's family is happy and harmonious, but this joy is clearly built on the suffering of the islanders.

Kiko was the first to see this, and the fruits of his hard work were destroyed and wasted, and he was so angry that he threw clods of earth to drive the magpies away. At the same time, he was also very surprised, it didn't take too long to equip the nylon net, and it was actually cracked by this thief magpie.

The biggest difference between bird prevention nets and bird nets is that the mesh is wide and square, and the line is thicker, which is not easy to wrap around the body of the bird. At the same time there are eye-catching colors to avoid harming them. This characteristic has been carefully studied, and the IQ of the average bird is not enough to distinguish the difference between the two. These two magpies are really different, too smart.

However, according to the regular requirements. The orchard should have been erected with a metal skeleton and then a bird-proof net was laid on top of it, and the whole garden was enveloped in the net, which worked best. Because the fruit is far away from the net, there is no possibility that the magpie will poke its head in and peck directly, as it is now.

At first, due to the mountainous terrain of the island, the terrain was complicated. The overall construction is difficult and the cost is also high, so the simplest and most economical way is adopted, which is to directly cover the nylon mesh on the crown of the fruit tree. But at present, it seems that this attempt to save trouble also comes at a price.

In response to this sudden situation, Lai Shun'er presided over it. All the staff held a special meeting in the hall on the second floor of the bamboo building to discuss how to deal with this cunning thief magpie.

At the meeting, Kiko and Shi Suo'er vehemently advocated that the magpie couple should be corrected on the spot, and the bird corpse should be hung from the treetops to deter other lawbreakers. It has been observed that only these two people are constantly committing crimes, and they are extremely cunning. As soon as they see people entering the warning range, they will flee quickly.

In addition to this, no other birds have been involved in the destruction, and it is clear that this is a pair of black sheep, and the danger is very great, and it should be dealt with as soon as possible to the anger of the people. Cracking down on a handful of bad actors, this is also the protection of most birds. If left unchecked, it will probably not be long before a large group of friends and relatives will be recruited, and they will soon be taught how to steal from loopholes, and magpies are a learning people. Then the orchard will be in great trouble.

The others were frowning at this mention. But Su Xiaojia, who was only an observer, reacted strongly, only to see her face flushed, quickly took out a pen and paper, and wrote "Resolutely oppose!" "Four big words. and held it up for display.

The participants looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while. The scene fell silent.

"Alright, alright, aren't you guys discussing?" Jiang Yichen next to him reached out and took the paper and put it on the table.

Su Xiaojia gestured at him a few times, and quickly scribbled on another piece of paper.

Because of the long time they have been together, Jiang Yichen quickly understood what she meant, the magpie is a beneficial bird protected by the state, and it usually eats all kinds of pests and protects the forest and crops, and the credit is actually very great.

And now it is too cruel to kill them and hang them on a tree just by stealing a few fruits. She was categorically opposed to such barbaric atrocities.

Jiang Yichen nodded at Xiaojia's sister and signaled her to be calm.

"Is there any other way?" He asked, glancing around the room with his gaze.

"Brother Chenzi, you haven't seen it. Those two things, the bell tinkled there, and they weren't afraid at all, okay, as accompaniment. The claws hung on the branches, and the head poked into it, and that was a scourge. At that time, I was bluffed, and I thought that the birds had become sperm. ”

Kiko describes the scene. After their long hours of hard work, Baiguo Yuan has become what it is today. Those beautiful apples were scarred and scattered in my mouth, and I felt a faint pain in my heart when I thought about it.

The fruit is very precious, usually I and others can only eat it in limited quantities, and even the goose Weiwei is reluctant to feed it, and it is completely unbearable to let the thieves and birds harm so unscrupulously.

"Yes, that magpie has a good brain, let's get some things, I guess we can bluff for a while, and it can be broken after a while." Shi Suo'er also shook his head again and again.

In the face of such high-IQ thief birds, those childish methods such as scarecrows and model falcons are obviously not worth mentioning. If you really want to get it, you will be ridiculed by the other party if you don't do it.

As for the elevation of the anti-bird net, the whole orchard is covered in it. It should be able to solve the problem completely, but the amount of work in mountain construction is too large and too troublesome, and I will not do it until I have to.

"I have an idea, can you see what you want?" Lai Shun'er frowned and pondered for a while, saying what she thought.

Lai Shun'er's method is very simple, since only this magpie couple with IQ group has a way to crack the protective net of fruit trees, but the protection method is still effective for most birds, at most it is just worried that they will instigate their own kind. Then, simply catch the magpie couple and lock them up for a while, and wait for the fruit to be harvested before releasing it, so as to protect the fruit trees without harming them.

"Well, the sentence to prison is kind of interesting, I think." Jiang Yichen's palm couldn't help but tap on the table, this is a good idea.

"What if the other thief magpie opens his mind and is self-taught?" Shi Suo'er asked.

"Hey, that's not easy, keep catching, and go to prison together to be a companion." Lai Shun'er explained.

Xizi also figured it out, since Xiaojia's sister is against it, it's not good to fight against her. Even though he still hated the two birds very much, he put up with it.

In fact, the total number of magpies on the island is not too large, and the IQ of other birds is not so high, so they only need to deal with them at present.

Su Xiaojia thought about it carefully for a while, and felt that this method was acceptable, after all, the magpie couple made mistakes first, and it was also appropriate to go to prison for education.