Fang Ye said: "This kind of landscape pool, birds can't use it, and other small animals can't use it."

As long as the pool is slightly modified to have a lower edge, or a small slope with some small bumps in it that can stand on, small animals can drink here, and maybe there is more hope of survival.

A girl in Nanjing has set up two infrared cameras next to a small puddle formed after rain in a grove near her home.

When I asked people who had lived there for five or six years, they all said that there were no wild animals here, at most rats and snakes.

As a result, after setting up the camera, the brown-backed shrike, gray magpie, mountain turtle dove, spotted owl, dozens of species of birds came here to drink, bathe, play, courtship, and some weasels came to feed, and brought their families back a few months later. In the middle of the night, hedgehogs rummage through the dirt for food.

Just beside the noisy road, shaded by a few trees and moistened by a little rain, there are so many small animals struggling to survive.

Although the scale of these pools and green spaces in the city is small, the scale of many wild animals is also very small. ”

"I've seen this news too! Never knew there were so many wildlife in the city. ”

"Because of the epidemic, I picked up my camera and walked around the green space outside the community, photographing more than 30 kinds of birds! I never thought that in a prosperous big city, there are so many natural spirits. ”

"There used to be such a small puddle near my house, which was a paradise for butterflies, bees, toads and many other animals, but after the construction of the hardened road, it was not so lively."

"In fact, the city does not need to be so regular, horizontal and vertical, make a slope at the edge of the pool, get some stones, this kind of ecological pool full of vitality, whether it is the landscape effect, or the ecological value, is better than the rigid landscape pool."

"There are bald bulbuls and magpies in our community, and sometimes they will rest on the air conditioner outside the window, so I made a water bowl and put some water on it, and found that there were fluff in it, and there were really birds coming to drink water."

Netizens watched the bird fly away satisfied, and talked about it lively.

Fang Ye said again: "This is the story told by Mr. Wang Yan that happened on the campus of Peking University.

A young mallard mother takes her newborn children through the campus to get acquainted with the environment and go for a swim in the pond.

In the pond, the ducklings swim for the first time and have a great time.

But after half an hour, the mallard mother was about to return to shore, when she realized that something was wrong.

Because she can fly, the children have not yet learned to fly, and their bodies are also very thin and have no strength.

The mother mallard swam around the edge of the pond and quacked in a hurry, and the little mallard also swam in a circle behind the mother.

If they can't get ashore, these mallards may die from physical exhaustion at birth.

When Mr. Wang Yan saw it at that time, he was ready to help them.

If you catch them with a net, these ducks don't know that they are helping them, and they may be frightened and flee, consuming more physical strength.

So they put a ladder on the edge of the pond and went down.

The mallard mother took the child to hide from a distance, very vigilant, but as soon as the ladder was set up, it quickly came to check.

After that, the ladder was remodeled, put on plywood, felt cloth, so that the ladder was more 'duck-like', after two hours, when the sun was about to set, finally a duck bravely took the first step.

After that, the ducklings left the pond in a queue along the ladder. ”

"Wow, that's so impressive!"

Protecting wildlife may sound lofty, but it doesn't have to be anything earth-shattering.

As long as they are given a little favourable conditions, great changes can take place, and cities can become ecologically natural.

On the display board next to it, there is a comparison chart of two different pools, their differences and effects on animals.

Outwards of the pond are scattered with tall trees, underneath which are shrubs and tall grasses, all native plants.

The vegetation zone increases the abundance of insects, provides food for birds, and provides cover for the transition from dense areas to open areas, and is well concealed, allowing small animals such as raccoon dogs, civets, and otters to rest in dense grass during the day.

These trees and shrubs are excellent habitats for birds to stop and sing, nest and breed, far from buildings, close to water sources, and have plenty of food and water. The deciduous layer under the tree will not be cleaned up, and the fallen leaves will slowly decay and become humus to give birth to life.

In the middle of the green belt of the community, there are also some hollow brick landscaping walls, on which some green vines climb, and the cavity of the wall can also be used as a nest for bats and birds.

There are no stone teeth between the green area and the road, so that the beasts will not be hindered when migrating across the road.

There is also a Benjieshi pile in the corner, which is a natural shelter for small animals by piling stones and wood together, filling it with soil mixed with native plant seeds, and planting some thorny and creeping protective plants.

Fang Ye walked and introduced at the same time!

The green belt of the community is arranged like this.

The environment does attract a lot of critters, and you can hear birds singing melodiously and flying between the shrubs and leaves along the way.

Walking forward, there is a small square for tourists to rest, with benches and trash cans.

What is striking is that there are also some cat statues in different postures.

Some were lying on the edge of the flower beds, lazily basking in the sun, some stood on tiptoe with their paws on the edge of the trash can, as if to see if there was any food inside, and some peeked out of the bushes and looked left and right.

Netizens asked curiously: "Is this the theme of stray cats?" ”

Fang Ye said: "That's right! When it comes to urban animals, stray cats have to be mentioned.

Some people say that cats eat mice, but in fact cats are opportunistic predators, rats, rabbits, small birds and frogs, as long as the size is right, they can all eat, and they are not specifically staring at mice.

Some researchers have specifically counted the diets of stray cats, birds account for about 20%-30%, and the diets of cats in different regions are different, but they undoubtedly prey on birds.

No matter what rare bird is, it is a piece of meat in the eyes of a cat, unlike many people think it is safe and harmless. ”

Some people say, "Do other animals eat birds?"

However, domestic cats are domesticated and crossed from wild cats of different genera, and they are pets that serve humans, and have been separated from the category of nature.

When they return to nature, they are not wild animals, but invasive species, the same as scavengers and Brazilian tortoises.

Wild animals eating birds does not affect the natural balance, stray cats do, and the impact is very large. ”