living in a mountain village

Chapter 147 Introduction to Bird Valley, Introduction to the Birds
After thinking it through, Professor Du Yuqing finally understood why Lin Hao was so angry. It was indeed his own fault. Since he already knew that what he did was wrong, he should correct his mistakes in time, right?

After a night's rest, Professor Du Yuqing mustered up his courage to come to Lin Hao, but he suddenly became a little timid looking at the tents that were so close to him.After struggling several times, he mustered up the courage to shout outside the tent.

"Little mouse, are you awake? I'm Professor Du, and I have something to do with you."

After yelling a few times without hearing a response, Professor Du Yuqing began to worry that Lin Hao didn't want to talk to him, so he didn't answer.But just as he was wandering in the sky, Lin Hao's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"What do you want from me?" Lin Hao said lightly.

"I know that my behavior and thinking were a bit immature before. Yesterday, Lao Wen also scolded me saying that I had no brains. I was also awakened by my students. After listening to the words analyzed by my students, I was almost not scared. Kill me. I will never object to your idea of ​​opening Bird Valley. I also know that you know the reason and significance of your wanting to do this."

Lin Hao looked at Professor Du Yuqing, and knew that what he said was true, and there was no pretense to be sincere.Lin Hao said: "Professor Du, we want everyone to know these lovely elves, not the endangered ones caused by humans because of ignorance. Let's step up our investigation to see how many kinds of birds there are in Bird Valley. , Those are endangered species, which are first-class and second-class protected animals, and their names, scientific names, living habits, etc. are made into a publicity gallery, and then opened to let them know and take the initiative to care for and protect these birds .what do you think?"

"Your idea and train of thought are correct. We will follow your idea." Professor Du Yuqing praised.

After intense investigation, Professor Du was surprised to find that there are as many as 150 species of birds in the Bird Valley.These include crested ibis, black-necked crane, red-crowned crane, golden eagle, Chinese merganser, black stork, white stork, yellow-bellied pheasant, brown-eared pheasant, great bustard, pseudo-vulture, bearded vulture, fine-billed grouse, bar-tailed hazel Chicken, pheasant, SC mountain partridge, Hainan mountain partridge, black-headed pheasant, red-breasted pheasant, yellow-bellied pheasant, gray-bellied pheasant, rainbow pheasant (all species), brown-eared pheasant, blue pheasant, black-necked pheasant Long-tailed pheasant, white-necked long-tailed pheasant, black long-tailed pheasant, peacock pheasant, green peacock, black-necked crane, hooded crane, red-crowned crane, white crane, red-necked crane, bustard (all species), relic gull, etc.

After Professor Du Yuqing took his students to inspect the Bird Valley, they returned to Luoyun Village and began to sort out the information about all the birds in the Bird Valley. endangered birds, as for other birds, they have arranged them according to their rarity.

Crested ibis: In ancient times, it was called ibis or red ibis. The crested ibis is a species endemic to East Asia.Medium size, white body feathers, long willow-shaped crest on the back occiput, bare skin from forehead to cheeks, bright red; during breeding season, use beak to continuously peck the gray pigment secreted from neck muscles, and apply it to the head The head, neck, upper back and two wing feathers make it grayish black.It inhabits sparse forest areas at an altitude of 1200-1400 meters, wading in nearby streams, swamps and rice fields, wandering for food such as small fish, crabs, frogs, snails and other aquatic animals, and also eating insects; resting on tall trees and Overnight; resident birds, wandering in small flocks to low mountains and plains in autumn and winter;

Red-crowned crane: It is a kind of crane, a large wading bird with a body length of 120-160 cm.The neck and feet are long, the whole body is mostly white, the top of the head is bright red, the throat and neck are black, the ears to the headrest are white, and the feet are black. When standing, the neck, tail feathers and feet are black, the top of the head is red, and the rest are all white; The secondary and tertiary flight feathers, as well as the neck and feet are black, and the rest are all white. The characteristics are very obvious and easy to identify.The juvenile bird's head and neck are brown, and its body feathers are white and maroon.Often in pairs or in family groups and small groups.During the migration season and winter, several or dozens of family groups often form larger groups.Sometimes there are as many as 40-50 or even more than 100 in clusters.But activities are still dispersed into small groups or family groups within a certain area.At night, they mostly inhabit the shoals surrounded by water or beside reed ponds. They mainly feed on fish, shrimps, aquatic insects, molluscs, tadpoles, clams, snails, and stems, leaves, tubers, bulbs and fruits of aquatic plants.

Brown-eared pheasant: a rare bird native to the Yanhuang Empire, with a body height of about 60 cm, a body length of 1-1.2 meters, and a weight of 5 kg. The face and cheeks are bare and featherless, bright red, and the tail is erected high.Short wings, not good at flying, strong legs, good at running.

Spot-tailed hazel pheasant: a unique species of the Yanhuang Empire. It mainly feeds on the scale buds and leaves of willow and hazel, the seeds of spruce, and the flowers, inflorescences, leaves, and twigs of other plants.It also preys on small caterpillars, pseudo-walking insects, and golden flower insects.

Golden Eagle: It belongs to the eagle family and is a well-known raptor in the northern hemisphere.The golden eagle is famous for its outstanding appearance and agile and powerful flight; the average wingspan of an adult bird is more than 2 meters, and the body length can reach 1 meter, and its legs and claws are all covered with feathers.It generally lives in mountainous or hilly areas, especially on the cliffs of valleys and nests on the protrusions of mountain walls.It inhabits alpine grasslands, deserts, river valleys and forests, and often goes to mountain hills and foot plains in winter, with a maximum altitude of more than 4000 meters.Feeds on large and medium-sized birds and beasts.Distributed in the temperate, subarctic, and frigid regions of the northern hemisphere.

Red-breasted tragopan: a gorgeous crimson cockatoo, the male is 70 cm long, with a black head and throat, black crest feathers and red feather tips, mostly decorated with white pearl-colored dots with black edges, wings and The tail is nearly blue with a yellowish bark.The fleshy horns are blue, the neck fleshy horns are also blue, and the green and red spots can be seen when the male bird opens to show off in estrus.Similar to the widespread red-bellied ceratine, but the red underparts are more crimson black with black spots with white rims rather than scaly spots.Live in mountain forests at an altitude of 2400-4300 meters, and go down to forests at 1800 meters in winter.It mainly feeds on plant foods such as roots, shoots, leaves, seeds, and bulbs.

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They have descriptions of each bird type on each bulletin board, complete with pictures of them.However, Professor Du Yuqing didn't want to understand why these birds could live together safely in the bird valley, so he applied to the school to set up an observer in the bird valley of Luoyun Village to help students learn and research these different regions. The secret that birds can live together in this valley of birds.

Because there are too many kinds of birds here.Therefore, Lin Hao suggested that Professor Du Yuqing and the others select some important birds to introduce first, and the rest should be supplemented and improved a little bit. You must know that the Bird Valley Promenade cannot be completed in a day.

(End of this chapter)