Chapter 515 Watching cranes in Crane City (12, please recommend and vote monthly)

In Hecheng in August, we still can’t see the white snow that Yang Yi described to his daughter, but the colorful autumn fields and the vivid wetland elves, like this calm and fiery land, warmly welcome tourists returning from afar. Wanderers.

"There are probably only over 2,000 red-crowned cranes left in the entire world, but here in Zhalong, we have more than 400."

The first stop Yang Yi took his wife and daughter back to his hometown was the Zhalong National Nature Reserve.

The Zhalong National Nature Reserve is very large. In fact, the only areas they can visit are the south and east sides of the Zhalong Wetland that are open to the public. The Crane Reserve further inside is not accessible to tourists. It is necessary to preserve its natural ecology and reduce the number of tourists. human interference.

After buying tickets and entering, Yang Yi and the others went on a tour around the lakeside roads with ordinary tourists.

There are criss-crossed waterways here, and there are low hillsides beside the lake. There are also reed swamps two to three meters high growing in the lake, like clusters of green islands floating in the blue waves. The reed marshes are very dense and very suitable for water birds to inhabit. Now many migratory birds have flown to the south to spend the winter. Otherwise, if you open these reed marshes, you might still see surprises.

Of course, there were no other water birds, so they could still see the red-crowned crane.

In front of the viewing platform by the river, there are groups of red-crowned cranes looking for food in the shallow lake water. Their slender black legs are spread out, like elegant dancers on the sparkling lake. As if dancing gracefully, it quickly attracted the attention of adults and children.

"Zhalong Wetland is visited by many red-crowned cranes from April to May every year. In autumn and winter, they will also fly to the warmer south. But in the red-crowned crane conservation area, there are specialized breeders and Protection measures are in place, so there are still many red-crowned cranes staying over the winter, and many red-crowned crane chicks are hatched and cared for here until they grow up."

There was no tour guide, so Yang Yi personally introduced them to the red-crowned cranes.

"Ah, it spreads its wings! So... so cute!"

Li Mengfei was happily taking pictures with her mobile phone. Not far in front of her, a red-crowned crane stuck its butt out and spread its wings!

She couldn't help but exclaimed, and then she was afraid of disturbing the red-crowned crane, so she quickly lowered her voice and snickered on Yang Yi's shoulder with her smiling eyes.

"So cute" is obviously a bit inappropriate to use to describe the red-crowned crane in front of me.

Although it is also very beautiful, its long neck stands proudly and its snow-white wings are holy and flawless, just like a white lotus blooming in this prosperous land!

But if the wings are not fully opened, but just tilted back, as if an old man walking with his hands behind his back stretched his back and briefly switched to Naruto flying over the wall, then it really does not show the crane spreading its wings and soaring. An elegant gesture!

Moreover, just like a big rooster that has been stripped of its feathers, when its thick wings are lifted up, its original streamlined figure is destroyed, revealing its thin butt and long legs.

"He looks very much like our comedians from the Northeast, who make the audience happy with all their flourishes!" Yang Yi said with a smile.

"Do you dance duet? I quite like it." Li Mengfei immediately made the connection and smiled on Yang Yi's shoulder.

Little Taro Ni does not have as many wild imaginations as her parents. She is in her father's arms, looking at the beautiful red-crowned cranes and at the breeders on the other side.

What does this uncle do?

Fortunately, there was a little brother next to him who was a Shecai cow. He spoke to the breeder in a bright voice, which answered the little taro paste's doubts to a certain extent.

"Uncle, there is another one here. Can you give it a small fish?"

"It can be caught by itself, it's in the water."

"What?" "Uncle, can you come over and let me feed you?"

"come here."

"what?"

"Haha!" The naive little brother and the aloof keeper amused a group of tourists around them.

The little taro paste was also very interested in hearing it. Although she did not dare to ask the strange uncle, she turned around and asked her father in a sweet voice: "Dad, why does it, why does it eat small fish?"

"Because it is a red-crowned crane. Red-crowned cranes eat small fish, shrimps, or small animals in the water such as clams and snails." Yang Yi explained to her daughter with a smile.

"Why does it eat shrimps? I also like to eat shrimps."

Sometimes the little girl's questions are so nonsensical, just like a hundred thousand whys, one after another until the adults are left speechless.

"Because shrimps are delicious and nutritious. Yanyan also looks beautiful because she loves to eat shrimps, right?" Yang Yi still answered the little guy patiently, although what he said was not necessarily very scientific. .

"I just heard an uncle who was taking pictures say that red-crowned cranes seem to be monogamous." Li Mengfei also came to join in the fun. She put away the cell phone she used to take pictures, hugged Yang Yi's other arm, and whispered to him.

"Yes, red-crowned cranes are very loyal animals. They are monogamous, and they are monogamous for life. It seems that if their lifespan is long, they can live for fifty or sixty years, and then after they choose a mate, they will They will live together forever, whether it is foraging or flying. Even if the partner dies in the middle, the other one will not look for other red-crowned cranes and will stay alone until it grows old."

Yang Yi groped down the sleeves of his wife's down jacket, held her cold and thin palm, and looked at her tenderly.

"This is so good. Their relationship is very simple. They truly love each other and have no distractions." Li Mengfei's eyes flashed with a slightly moist light. She liked this meaning and this beauty.

"That's how it should be! That's why we call the red-crowned crane a love bird. It's more suitable for love than flamingos or mandarin ducks. Mandarin ducks don't seem to be monogamous. They're also polygamous!"

Yang Yi smiled.

"Let the crane go, let the crane go!"

The affectionate chat between Yang Yi and Li Mengfei was interrupted by the cheers of the surrounding tourists.

It turns out that there are "Red-crowned Crane Group Release" activities twice a day in the reserve. Red-crowned cranes are released from high slopes, and a large group of red-crowned cranes soar in the sky.

At this moment, the posture of the red-crowned cranes is the most beautiful. They stretch their snow-white wings to the extreme. Every time they flap their wings, it is like a crane dance. The clouds in the sky seem to have become their stage scenery, subtly setting off them. Every dance move is full of charm.

"so beautiful!"

Li Mengfei and Yang Yi stood hand in hand on the wooden plank road, looking at these simple and beautiful natural spirits with piety and joy, as if they were also transformed into them.

(End of this chapter)

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