Chapter 143: Go and conquer the sky!
Lao Liu didn't expect the dumplings to be able to hunt wild wolves, he only hoped that the dumplings could soar freely in the sky like its parents.
And the performance of the dumpling is also very much in line with its new dad's expectations of it.
The ghost knows if it's because of the long-term spring water, or if he was kicked out of the nest by his brother or sister since he was a child, anyway, the current dumplings have shown enough intelligence and persistence in learning to fly.
In order to learn to maintain his balance, this guy actually fluttered in the house for an afternoon, and when Lao Liu saw the dumplings again in the evening, it was able to flutter its wings and soar in the air for a second or two.
This made Lao Liu overjoyed.
Being able to take off in place means that the dumplings have basically mastered the balance posture when flying. In other words, the dumplings should be ready to fly.
The reason why it can't fly now is because the strength of its wings is not enough to be able to take off on the spot.
In order for it to really fly, you have to find a high enough starting point for it!
The next day, Lao Liu once again handed over the inn's business to his uncle, and he and Chu Qian took dumplings, white lions, and steamed buns, and the family of five drove north.
Along the river course of Zhanaqu all the way to the north, you will enter the Nianqing Tanggula Mountain.
The altitude of the inn was about four thousand six, and after walking about four and a half kilometers to the north, the altitude rose to about four thousand eight.
Here, there is also a small village composed of two Tibetan compatriots called Climb Ludo, this small village or settlement actually belongs to Obacuo, but it is far away from Obacuo.
From the climb to the north of Ludo, the altitude begins to rise rapidly. From four thousand eight to five thousand, there is only a straight line distance of less than five hundred meters. Further up, it is basically every 500 meters or so, and the altitude rises by 200 meters until it reaches the highest Nianqing Tanggula Peak.
Zhanaqu is a river washed out by the meltwater of snow-capped mountains, and the elevation of this river is still relatively gentle.
However, on one side of the river, there is a cliff with a height of more than 100 meters. This is what Lao Liu saw when he was wandering around here before.
The height of the cliff is high enough, and there is a long gentle slope below the cliff, which is perfect for gliding. This is the location that Lao Liu chose for the dumplings to take off for the first time.
Because the altitude was too high, Lao Liu did not let Chu Qian climb up, but was accompanied by a white lion and steamed buns near the car. Lao Liu took dumplings and a walkie-talkie and started to climb the mountain.
"What do you say you eat all day? Why are you so heavy? Daddy can't even hold you anymore. "It's boring to climb the mountain alone, so Lao Liu started to take dumplings to amuse.
The size of dumplings is not small now, although it cannot be compared with adult birds, but the gap is not much. However, the weight of the dumplings is really not small, and Lao Liu estimates that the weight of this guy must be at least six or seven pounds, which is already about the same as the weight of some slightly smaller golden eagle birds.
The dumpling honestly lay in Lao Liu's backpack, just like when it was brought back by Lao Liu.
However, after hearing Daddy's words, Dumpling still responded with a "quack".
Although Lao Liu couldn't understand what this guy was quacking, he could hear the excitement of the dumplings.
Obviously, the little guy seems to understand what it is today.
The altitude of 5,000 has entered the forbidden area of life for the vast majority of people, let alone climbing at this height, even if it is difficult to stand still and panting.
But Lao Liu was as nimble as a monkey, and it only took more than ten minutes to climb the cliff.
This cliff went straight up and down, as if it had been cut by a knife, and the relative height was definitely 100 meters. Ordinary people don't say standing on the top, but they will be dizzy when they stand below and look at it.
Lao Liu didn't have a fear of heights, he stood on the top of the cliff and released the dumplings, the dumplings quacked excitedly, it is estimated that it also likes such an environment.
Standing here and looking out into the distance, the scenery around you is truly amazing.
It is said that although it is far from as high as the Nianqing Tanggula Peak ten kilometers away behind you, you can still enjoy the scenery that you can't usually see here.
The sky was still a pure, intoxicating blue, without a trace of clouds. In the distance to the south is the snow-capped mountains, which are also covered by glaciers, which seem to be close at hand, but the actual distance is 14 or 5 kilometers away.
Looking closer from the snow-capped mountains on the opposite side, eight or nine kilometers away is the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Nala Highway under construction.
This location is seventeen or eighteen miles away from the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and if it is in Dongshan, where the air conditions are not good, such a distance is not enough for people to see the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in the distance. But here, the straight dark line is clearly visible.
If the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a black line, then the Nala Highway under construction is a silver line – the unpaved roadbed reflects a silvery white glow in the sun.
Looking closer, there is the Qinghai-Tibet Highway with constant traffic.
At this distance, the shape of the vehicle is almost invisible, and it can only be judged by the size of the car or the van.
There is no end in sight to this dark road.
Here you can also clearly see the Paradise Inn.
Closer, there is a pasture full of cattle and sheep. Countless yaks were scattered across the yellowed pastures, like countless black pearls scattered on a huge yellow carpet.
It is common to describe a beautiful scenery as "beautiful here as a painting", but when you actually see this beautiful but incomparably harmonious scenery, you will immediately understand that the description is not right at all.
Because this place is not at all "as beautiful as a painting", but no matter how good a painting is, it is not as good as one-tenth of the scenery here.
Here, you can experience what is called deep and far-reaching, what is called relaxation, and what is called pride.
And these are the feelings that no painting can bring to you.
Therefore, painting can never be compared with real beauty, and painting can never paint real beauty!
"What are you doing up there?" Chu Qian's voice sounded on the walkie-talkie, "I see you standing on it and not moving, what are you brewing?"
"Hehe, daughter-in-law, I regret not bringing you with me. It's so beautiful to see the scenery here. ”
"Then you can bring me back when the dumplings fly. Now we don't need to focus on the beautiful scenery, but whether the dumplings can fly! My camera is set up, just waiting for the dumplings to fly up and record it. ”
Chu Qian's camera was bought by Lao Liu when he went to Sunshine City two days ago, Canon's, it cost Lao Liu more than 20,000 yuan, and after adding high-end lenses and some accessories, this set of SLR cost Lao Liu more than 100,000 yuan! Just a professional-grade Canon EF200-400mmf4LUSMExtender1.4x lens cost Lao Liu more than 70,000 yuan!
"Okay, I'll let the dumplings warm up first, and then release them!"
Dumplings have actually been waiting impatiently, if Dad hadn't touched the eagle's head as usual, maybe Dumpling would have completed the feat of leaping at this time.
Lao Liu looked at the dumplings that he was eager to try, and a smile appeared on his face.
Steamed buns, white lions, dumplings, steamed buns, two dogs, a snow leopard and a golden eagle are Lao Liu's current four children.
But among these four children, if you want to talk about who consumes the most effort for Lao Liu, then it is undoubtedly dumplings. Even the buns are not as good as the dumplings.
Although the bun was picked up by Lao Liu from the same school and he hadn't opened his eyes yet, the dog's growth rate was very fast, and it was weaned in a month and a half, and Lao Liu lost the happiness of being a father and mother at the same time.
But dumplings are different, when I brought the dumplings back, this little guy was estimated to be three weeks old at most. Golden eagle chicks are late bloomers and grow much faster than dogs.
And the dumplings were injured in their wings at that time, so Lao Liu was really a father and a mother every day during that time, except for the days when he was besieged by heavy snow, Lao Liu took care of the dumplings at other times.
The dumplings were really pulled by Lao Liu's and urine.
Now the little bird with white velvet has unconsciously grown into a king of the sky who is about to spread his wings and soar, Lao Liu said that he was not embarrassed, it was nonsense.
It's like a human child who has finished high school under the protection of his parents, and is finally about to leave his parents and enter the ivory tower of college.
"Dumplings, don't be nervous for a while, just keep your balance and flutter your wings hard......" Lao Liu gently stroked the eagle head of the dumpling and taught in a low voice.
After all, this is the first time that dumplings have really flown off, and it is such a high cliff, Lao Liu said that it would be absolutely nonsense if he was not nervous.
But no matter how nervous you are, you have to let the dumplings fly, and now the dumplings have reached the time to learn to fly, if you don't learn to fly at this time, you may not be able to fly in this life.
Just like a human child, no matter how much you love and take care of your child in the past seventeen or eighteen years, when the child goes to college, you have to learn to let go if you are reluctant, and you have to endure all kinds of reluctance to let the child leave your side.
If you keep your child by your side, it will be unfair to your child, and it will be a harm.
Dumpling seemed to understand Daddy's words, and screamed a few times, and gently pecked Daddy's palm with his beak, which had become extremely sharp.
Lao Liu let go, and the dumplings began to flutter their wings and jump in place. With the flapping of a pair of powerful wings, its body gradually stayed in mid-air for longer and longer.
Lao Liu pressed the button of the walkie-talkie and whispered: "Daughter-in-law, get the focus right, our dumplings are about to fly!"
"Received!" Chu Qian's clear answer came from the walkie-talkie.
"Kid, fly, go conquer the sky!" Lao Liu stood up, pointed to the distance and said loudly to the dumplings.
The dumpling stopped jumping, let out a "quack" sound in his mouth, turned his head to look at his father, and then carefully moved to the edge of the cliff, and then jumped suddenly, a pair of black wings instantly opened, and began to fan vigorously.
"Ah, the dumplings are flying, I saw it!" Chu Qian's surprised cry sounded on the walkie-talkie.
The dumpling did fly, but it didn't fly so smoothly.
The air flow in the mountains made the golden eagle unable to control its body posture well for the first time, and the dumpling's body shook a little under the blowing of the air current, even though it had tried its best to flap its wings to control its balance.
Lao Liu on the mountain was a little frightened, and Chu Qian under the mountain also controlled the camera with one hand, and clenched it with the other hand.
"Come on!"
This is almost the common voice of Chu Qian and Lao Liu at this time.
The figure of the dumpling rushed down dozens of meters away in a few seconds, and a strong gust of air swept over, blowing its figure to shake non-stop.
Lao Liu and Chu Qian almost exclaimed, but the dumplings still flapped their wings tenaciously and tried hard to control their bodies.
In fact, this flight of dumplings is not really flying, and it should be more accurate to define it by gliding.
Even if the spring water transforms the dumpling's body and its brain, the dumpling is a golden eagle chick that has not been nurtured by a parent bird. So now it can only rely on instinct to complete the first flight of the bird's life.
In fact, any golden eagle chick that tries to do its first flight is done in this form of gliding.
Because at this time, although the golden eagle's wings are hard enough, they have not yet accumulated enough experience, they do not yet use the updraft in the air to fly, they can only rely on instinct to use the power of their wings to fly.
Not to mention young birds, even adults can't last too long.
The reason why the golden eagle can fly for a long time in the air is not by the flapping of its wings, but by the lifting of the air current.
It takes a lot of experience to clearly distinguish between updrafts and downdrafts in the air, and to make good use of updrafts to fly.
Therefore, golden eagle chicks that do not have any flight experience can only fly in this way when they fly for the first time.
When they have mastered the art of flying with the help of air currents while gliding, then they are considered to be a qualified bird!
Well, this so-called qualification simply means being able to fly.
In order to become a true sky lord, they must also learn how to hunt.
The dumpling hunt can be released first, and what it needs most now is how to complete this flight.
The dumpling, which had been blown by the air and swayed violently several times, finally got rid of the influence of the air current, and after flying for hundreds of meters, it no longer flapped its wings as it did when it first took off, and it can now glide through the air for a distance with the help of its outstretched wings.
And the dumpling's body no longer sways easily, and it is clear that it has now learned to control its flight attitude in the air.
Even while flying, the sound of duck-like "quack" sounded in the air......
"Liu Moang, the dumplings are really flying, I can see it clearly in the camera, it is really beautiful when it flies. Chu Qian's surprised voice sounded again on the walkie-talkie.
Lao Liu smiled: "That's right, this guy finally flew." But let's not be too happy yet, it's true that it's flying now, but the key is to see if it can land safely!"
The golden eagle flies for the first time, and the most important thing is whether it can maintain the balance of its body......
If it doesn't land well, it's a tragic rollover. A golden eagle baby bird lands at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour, and if it does not land well, it can break a part of its body at the least, and it can kill it at the worst!
Now that the dumplings have successfully completed their take-off, they are about to land......
PS: Bow and thank you for the tip of "Bingdu * missing"!