Chapter 153: National Duck

Feng Yi stared blankly at the bird that flew into the yard. Although I didn’t recognize him, my alert radar was already beeping.

As soon as I finished speaking, it was quite quiet here when I was slapped in the face.

Moreover, I always feel that this situation... seems familiar?

On the other side of the phone, Qian Feiyang didn't hear Feng Yi's voice and asked, "What's wrong? There seems to be a strange sound? Is there another bird flying to your house?"

"Yeah." Feng Yi still stared over there.

"Is it the famous kingfisher over there that you just mentioned?"

"No. I'll take care of some other things first, and we'll talk about it when I have time."

"Okay." Qian Feiyang did not hesitate.

After talking on the phone, Feng Yi looked over.

Xiao Ding, who was working as a gardener in the yard, heard the commotion and went to the koi pond.

Seeing Xiao Ding passing by, Feng Yi didn't rush downstairs to check the situation. Instead, he turned on the camera function of his phone and took a few photos.

The photos taken are quite clear and the camera is powerful.

The bird that landed in the koi pond noticed Xiao Ding's approach, flapped its wings and flew in the yard. After a while, it took off again and flew towards the green lake next to it.

Feng Yi stood on the terrace and watched the bird fly down to the surface of Green Lake.

Some tourists on the shore of the lake were admiring the scenery on the lake. When they saw the bird flying down, they exclaimed and said something to their companions. Some people took their mobile phones and stepped onto the lake boardwalk and approached the direction of the bird.

Then, Feng Yi saw the bird soaring far across the lake as if it was equipped with a turbine.

Sure, this bird is a speed type.

The bird flew away, but Feng Yi was not relieved. He always felt that trouble was coming again.

Looking away, Feng Yi opened the mobile phone application developed by the Joint Protection Bureau to identify species, and selected a few photos he had just taken for identification.

The bird that flew into the koi pond was about half a meter long, with a black back and mostly white and gray body. There were also some scaly patterns on the body. The neck and head were dark green, and there was a fluffy crest on the back of the head, as if it had been covered in feathers. The electric-shocked Shamate hairstyle is extremely flamboyant.

Perhaps the sun was too bright today, and the angle and timing of the shooting were chosen too cleverly. The dark green feathers on the head and neck of the bird reflected a dazzling metallic luster in the sunlight, especially the upturned feathers on the back of the head. There are a few roots, and the green is particularly arrogant.

Feng Yi had never seen this kind of bird before.

Watching the "Photo Recognition in Progress" icon rotate, the recognition program automatically enlarges part of the photo and conducts secondary recognition of the patterned parts of the target's body.

Then several lines of highlighted text popped up:

【Chinese Merganser】

[National first-level protected wild animals! 】

[It is found that there are few overwintering records of Chinese Mergansers in your area. If you find any, please contact the relevant local agencies immediately. Telephone……】

Below is a long list of phone numbers for different organizational departments, as well as multiple landline numbers for the same department.

"Chinese merganser? Duck?"

Feng Yi's gaze lingered for a moment on the words "National First-Class Key Protected Wild Animals".

In the courtyard, Xiao Ding asked: "Boss, what kind of bird was that bird that flew past in the courtyard just now?"

Feng Yi: "Sitting on the bottom of the cell is like a duck!"

The pruning shears in Xiao Ding's hand almost flew away.

"Kuo...Kuo Yi?"

"Guoyi." Feng Yi nodded.

Xiao Ding was lucky. Fortunately, he didn't catch it just now. He accidentally used too much force. If something happened to that bird...duck, he didn't know how much trouble he would get into!

"Next time I see it, just call Xiao Bing over. He is more experienced!" Xiao Ding said.

Feng Yi responded, opened the photo on his phone just now, and clicked on the more detailed information linked to the identification page:

[Not every species of merganser is called Chinese merganser]

Compare some features in the photos.

Confirmed, it is indeed the Chinese Merganser.

The mouth is more pointed and equipped with a hook, making it easier to catch fish.

The duck just captured in the photo has very clear scaly patterns on its body. This scaly pattern is also the most eye-catching feature of this breed.

The information also says that this kind of duck chirps infrequently and is not too noisy.

In fact, there was only one of them, and the impact of its chirping was limited, and it wasn't squatting in his house all the time.

but!

Is there really only one?

Chinese Mergansers fly from north to south in winter.

Feng Yi looked into the air.

Sure enough, the main force arrived belatedly.

The leading duck and fish have already eaten a few fish, and the ones behind have just arrived.

Feng Yi estimated that twenty or thirty Chinese Mergansers flew from above and landed on the surface of Cuihu Lake.

Some of these ducks look the same as the one just now, but their heads are darker and not as green. Some have different colors, with the head being brownish-yellow.

Feng Yi flipped to the identification page just now.

The duck eating koi that I just identified is male, so in their wintering team, the one with another color may be female?

But that's not important right now.

Feng Yi directly sent a message to Wei Hongxi, sending him the photo he just took and the screenshot of the identification page.

Although the identification page provided the phone numbers of many departments, Feng Yi knew the people at the Joint Security Bureau and sent them directly, and they would naturally solve the problem efficiently.

Sure enough, less than 10 seconds after I sent it, Wei Hongxi called me.

"Are you sure you just took these photos at home? There is only one?" Wei Hongxi said excitedly.

"There was only one just now, but now there is a group of them, about twenty or thirty. They have flown to Green Lake. Many tourists have seen them there. I will take a video for you."

There were people playing on the shore of the lake, and the ducks that flew over ran away from the crowd, but the camera was powerful, and Feng Yi was still able to take pictures of them. The captured images are a bit blurry, but enough to see what you want to see.

Feng Yi originally thought that Wei Hongxi would contact the relevant departments and only send people to solve the problem here, but he did not expect that Wei Hongxi would also come with him.

Some of the people who came here went to investigate and follow up on duck activities, and some put up signboards on the shore of the lake, promoting slogans and laws and regulations, telling everyone that Chinese Mergansers overwintered here, and everyone was asked to observe the ducks in a civilized manner. keep distance.

Wei Hongxi said a few words to the people over there, and then came directly here to find Feng Yi. He did not go into the house to sit, but just walked around the courtyard and asked about the situation at that time.

Because of his work, the director of the Federal Security Bureau has gone to many places. He has seen poor places and rich places. Therefore, his expression does not change when he comes to the famous villa area here. For him, it doesn't matter what is happening here. Whether the decoration is luxurious or simple, it is far less attractive than a duck feather.

When Feng Yi said that the duck landed directly in his koi pond and held several koi in its mouth, Wei Hongxi looked complicated.

"Your koi is a little too fat. It is probably attracted by koi. But this is the first time I have heard that they will fly into human yards and eat koi. Under normal circumstances, they are still Very alert, stay away from people.”

"Are you familiar with this kind of duck?" Feng Yi asked.

"It can't be considered familiar. I was just taken by my senior to inspect Changbai Mountain during my internship. That is one of the breeding grounds of the Chinese Merganser. At that time, I filmed the nest-hopping behavior of the Chinese Merganser ducks, and I was a little familiar with them. learn."

"So these ducks flew here from Changbai Mountain?"

"Yes, a research team has provided more information. Most of this group of ducks migrating south from Changbai Mountain have landed at the place where they overwintered last year. However, this small group continues to fly south, attracting the attention of observers. Just now It has been determined that they are the group that continues to migrate south. In the past, they did not fly so far south. This is rare. "

"I also saw on the identification page that they generally don't spend the winter in Yangcheng, so are this group of ducks a special case?" Feng Yi was a little worried.

When he was in Rongcheng, the migrating cygnets had already brought him some unnecessary attention, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing again when he came to Yangcheng.

Seeing Feng Yi frowning, Wei Hongxi smiled and said: "Although there are not many, there are some. Don't worry, this is actually a good thing. The Chinese Merganser is a kind of water environment 'ecological test paper'. The fact that they fly here shows that the water environment here is very good." Well, otherwise I wouldn’t choose to land here. Judging from the current situation, they should have chosen to overwinter here this year. They can fly south and there are more than 20 of them when they appear. It is not easy to see them in Cuihu. Some arrangements will be made in the lakeside area to allow everyone to watch the ducks and to allow them to spend the winter safely. It is a win-win situation to live in harmony.”

Thinking of something, Wei Hongxi added: "But while they are overwintering in Cuihu, the team in charge here will conduct random inspections of vehicles and people entering and exiting the Cuihu area. Nothing else. If the Cuihu Observation Station receives abnormal Reporting may be stricter. The tightening of supervision is also to prevent some illegal activities, such as those who use slingshots to shoot birds and trap them, and those caught will be severely punished. "

"Oh, by the way!" Wei Hongxi said to Feng Yi with a smile, "Congratulations, I heard that you have been confirmed to join the expert group for python hunting in Florida."

"Well, the application was approved."

"Behave well! This is a good thing that brings you both fame and fortune!"

Let's chat for a while and get back to work again. Wei Hongxi's eyes scanned the clean courtyard.

"Did that duck drop some feathers when it flew in your yard?" Wei Hongxi asked.

Feng Yi looked at Xiao Ding aside.

Xiao Ding replied: "Half of one."

He said and took it out of the garbage bag.

Wei Hongxi took out a small transparent bottle from the tool box and filled it.

"Some data can be analyzed based on the feathers."

Before leaving, Wei Hongxi told Feng Yi, "Although under normal circumstances they will not go close to places where humans live, a duck has already eaten koi in your house. I am not sure whether they will sneak over again. Green Lake There are a lot of fish, but if the duck thinks the koi here is more delicious, you can’t tell if the loss is serious.”

"Compensation is not necessary, and it is not an expensive species." Feng Yi said.

When he went to the flower and bird market to buy fish, he was also photographed. A quick investigation will reveal that koi carps cost a few ten yuan. I bought it just to decorate the pool and didn't treat it as a pet. Naturally, there is no deep affection for it.

Wei Hongxi also suggested that Feng Yi could install some barriers on the koi pond, as long as they are not trapping tools or things that directly harm the Chinese Merganser.

"If you have anything else, you can contact me directly."

Wei Hongxi left the community and went to Cuihu to learn about the situation.

In the evening, Feng Yi went online and saw a video posted by a local official account on the social platform, which showed a group of Chinese Mergansers moving around Green Lake during the day.

Feng Yi found the duck among the group of ducks at a glance. The one with shiny green hair in the sun was charming and deep.

This is the duck holding koi in the yard today.

He is also the leader of this small team migrating south.

so……

"Xiao A and Xiao Ding, add a shelter to the koi pond tomorrow!"

Feng Yi's worries were not unnecessary.

The next day, the duck with a particularly green head was hovering in the sky with a small team, but it may have found that the koi pond was blocked, so it flew back to Cuihu unwillingly.

In the next few days, they were often seen in the sky above Cuihu Park, and occasionally flew over the community, but after that, they rarely approached human settlements.

The ducks only moved around in the Cuihu Park area.

The news that more than 20 Chinese mergansers appeared in Cuihu quickly aroused heated discussions.

As Wei Hongxi said, Chinese mergansers have high requirements for the living environment. They can be regarded as a test paper for the ecological environment of the water environment. Their appearance in the Cuihu area also shows that the ecological environment of Cuihu District is very good, and businessmen will not miss this opportunity to hype.

So, Cuihu has once again become the focus.

The people of Yangcheng focus on the communities around Cuihu District, and real estate developers have launched a new round of publicity offensives on this topic.

There are also many people who are purely bird watching, and many tourists come to Cuihu to see ducks every day.

Some people came here just to join in the fun and check in. If you didn't see the ducks, you can take a walk around here and take a few photos to see what the place that attracts the "No. 1 ducks in China" to spend the winter looks like.

And netizens from other places...

"I heard that these ducks just flew over there and stole the koi in other people's yards?"

"It is said that it is the famous luxury villa area Luhai next to Cuihu Lake! People who live in such places, it must be very expensive to raise koi in the yard?"

"Hahaha! I wonder if the owner will cry!"

"What's so expensive?! What's wrong with the No. 1 ducks in my country eating a few of your koi?! [dog head]"

The easter egg chapter posted a comparison picture of the Chinese merganser and the common merganser. (Picture from the Internet)