If it weren't for Qin Shiou's dealings with Old James, knowing that he was strict and serious, he would have thought that the old man was joking with him.

Is this a bald eagle? This guy with grayish-brown feathers that looks like a gray dove is the famous national bird of the United States?

Qin Shiou didn't know much about seabirds, and after listening to Old James's words, he was full of surprise.

Old James was also surprised, and asked, "Don't you recognize it?" It's a bald eagle's chick, a tiny little one. ”

Qin Shiou felt ashamed of his loneliness, and snorted: "That, isn't the head of the bald eagle snow-white?" Isn't its mouth golden? How is it like this- uh, such a bird? ”

Hearing his words, old James laughed and explained: "My oriental lad, you don't know enough about the bald eagle, this bird is like an ugly duckling, and its feathers are dark brown and ugly in childhood. But when it grows up, it will be reborn and become a magnificent sea eagle king! ”

Only then did Qin Shiou understand what was going on, he hadn't cared about this bird of prey that was revered as a sacred bird by the natives of North America before.

Old James pointed to the big tree next to Qin Shiou to see, this is a tall North American redwood, more than 30 meters high, nearly two meters in diameter, the trunk rises straight to the sky, mighty and proud, in Gloucester Harbour, this tree is a landmark with the name of the lighthouse.

The North American redwoods are one of the four largest trees in the world, and in their native state of California, they often grow to more than 100 meters in height and more than 8 meters in diameter.

There is a bird's nest at the top of the trunk of this redwood, which is made of branches and sticks, and it is very large, even if you look at it from a distance of more than 30 meters. Qin Shiou can sense its magnificence.

Pointing to the nest, James Sr. explained, "There lived Bush and Barbara, the only bald eagles in our harbor. You know, Qin, these birds are rare nowadays, and we're encroaching on their habitats and using bis-p-chlorophenyltrichloroethane pesticides that prevent them from laying eggs properly. Let them be fewer and fewer in number. ”

In addition, the way this bird reproduces also leads to their scarcity. The female in the bald eagle begins to hatch after laying the first egg, and lays a second egg at the beginning of hatching, and the date of the chick can vary by several days, so the chick that emerges first is often much larger than the chick that comes out of the shell later. ”

"This way, when there is a shortage of food. The first hatchling will eat the last hatchling as food! ”

Qin Shiou grinned, Nima Tiger is poisonous and does not eat children, this bald eagle is enough to be in the nest, and his brothers and sisters can actually use his younger brothers and sisters as food?

But it's normal to think about it, the more brave and good at fighting birds and beasts. The more cruel and harsh the living environment, otherwise they will not be able to polish their unruly temperament.

For example, Qin Shiou's hometown used to raise mastiffs, that is, when a litter gave birth to nine puppies, when they grew baby teeth, they were stuffed into the cellar and let them kill each other, and the last one that survived was a mountain mastiff that could shock the mountains.

Old James said and squatted down, pulled the eaglet, and said regretfully: "Every year Barbara gives birth to two children, I don't know why. He and Bush's children are always very fond of fighting, and the big chicks will bite the little chicks to death. The bird was supposed to have fallen from its nest after being attacked by its brother, but its wings had not yet grown. I couldn't fly, so I could only open my buffer for a while......"

As he spoke, old James shook his head in frustration.

Qin Shiou saw that the little eagle could still struggle slightly, and said, "It's not dead yet, now find a doctor to take a look at it, can't it be saved?" ”

Old James said helplessly: "The vitality of the bald eagle is very tenacious. Even with his head chopped off, he can fly several kilometers. But this little guy is finished, my lad. Falling from a height of thirty meters, even if the wings are spread out to cushion it. Its entrails were shattered, too, and now it's just shining back. ”

Thinking of the majesty of the bald eagle he had seen on TV or in movies before, Qin Shiou's heart itched, and he asked, "Old man, can I take this little bird away?" ”

Old James shrugged his shoulders and said, "You are free, but I advise you not to waste your efforts, this little thing is already destined to meet God." ”

Qin Shiou carefully held the eaglet in his hand and hurriedly ran towards the yacht, and old James shouted behind him: "Don't expose the body of this eaglet when you are at sea, be careful of causing trouble!" The Maritime Supervisor won't listen to you! ”

The U.S. Wild Bird Protection Act prohibits fishermen from killing birds when they go out to sea, and the bald eagle is a CITES protected bird under the Washington Convention, and it is illegal to trade and kill the bald eagle.

The sea monster and Shaq were shopping for things, replenishing bait and other accessories for the boat, and when they saw Qin Shiou hurriedly running to the yacht and asking what was wrong, Qin Shiou didn't have time to take care of the two, so he got on the yacht directly, found a basin of water and put the eaglet in the water.

was so bumped by him, the little eagle, which was about to reach the end of its life, was almost finished, and its tender little mouth was bloodshot.

After putting it into the water, Qin Shiou frantically drove the Seagod's energy to pour it in all directions, and the little eaglet lay weakly in the water, his eyes closed and motionless.

"Shit! Damn it! Qin Shiou kicked the hateful basin, the basin swayed, and the eaglet inside flapped its wings, opened its eyes weakly, and looked at Qin Shiou in panic.

Seeing that the little eagle had a reaction, Qin Shiou called a happy big Puben, he hurriedly continued to infuse the little eaglet's body with the energy of the sea god, as long as this little thing still had a breath, he believed that he could save it.

Later, Shaq and the others got on the yacht in a panic, and asked anxiously, "Boss, what's wrong?" ”

Just now, only Qin Shiou went to the children who were watching, and Sha Ke and the sea monster and the others didn't have this leisure, so they didn't know about the little bald eagle.

Qin Shiou raised his finger and shushed, pretending to look outside nervously, and took out the wet eaglet from behind him.

"God, bald eagle!" The sea monster shouted.

Shaq covered his mouth and asked Qin Shiou carefully, "Hey, boss, where did you get this?" ”

Whether in the United States or Canada, the bald eagle is a species that is prohibited from being traded and stolen, and it is more protected than rare birds such as the Darwinian American ostrich, the sword-billed phoenix pheasant, the emperor woodpecker, and the Cuban hook-billed kite, after all, this is the national bird.

Qin Shiou shrugged his shoulders and said, "I picked it up, those children found this little bird that fell from the tree, they thought the bird fell to death, and then I picked it up." ”

Poseidon energy is not a fast-acting heart-saving pill, the little bald eagle will still wilt, it is lying weakly in Qin Shiou's hands, all kinds of qi and weakness, and it is difficult to open his eyes.

Shaq and the sea monster glanced at each other, and just about to say something, Qin Shiou waved his hand and said, "Don't persuade me to return it to anyone, this little guy is mine, I want to take it back to Farewell Island." ”

"Then take it back with you, and hopefully leave the United States safely." Anyway, Shaq said, this is a bird from the United States, and it would be better to bring it to Canada.

Qin Shiou built a nest with wood powder in the corner of the yacht, and then put the ugly little bald eagle inside.

The little bald eagle was listless, looked at Qin Shiou with half-open eyes, stuffed his head into his wings and lay down to nap.

Qin Shiou saw that it was lazy and ugly, and originally wanted to name it ugly, lazy, or something like that, but then remembered that its father was named Bush, so he patted its little head and said, "Okay, you will be called Bush." ”

The main reason is that he thinks that Bush Jr. seems to be better than ugly and lazy names, and the tiger and leopard snorted twice dissatisfiedly: Dad, my brothers have something to say about the name. (To be continued)