Reborn Country Overlord

Chapter 283 Chinese Merganser

Zhang Tao himself knew about this project, and he didn't rely entirely on the reservoir.Instead, an artificial channel about ten meters wide was built downstream of the reservoir, and then passed by the film and television city.

This river is actually used as a scenic spot in the film and television city, and then willow trees will be planted on both sides, ancient attics will be built, and some boats will be placed in the middle of the canal.

With the intention of not being wasted, these streets will be planned as commercial streets at that time, and the attic will be used as restaurants by then, and will be used as scenic spots when filming.

It was probably filmed in places like the Qinhuai River, but Zhang Tao doesn't know the details.There is a dedicated team in charge of this, and he just heard it from his mother.

After returning home from the town, Zhang Tao's mother has not rested yet.Seeing that Zhang Tao was normal, he didn't drink much, so he ignored him, and went to watch TV seriously.

Now she feels more and more powerless towards Zhang Tao, as long as this guy doesn't cause trouble, she will be at ease.The safe growth of children is more important to Zhang Tao's mother than how much money she can earn.

The next morning, when Zhang Tao came back from exercising, his mother had already made breakfast, and after eating some, he went to work, leaving Zhang Tao at home alone.

The others have not come back at this time, so Zhang Tao is still playing the role of housekeeper.After the panther finished his breakfast, he walked slowly to the eaves, picked a comfortable place and continued to sleep with his eyes closed.

This guy is becoming less and less active now. He sleeps and eats every day.When I saw a bitch, I didn't even look straight at her. Thinking back to those days, it was as fierce as a tiger.

Looking at its posture, Zhang Tao felt inexplicably drowsy, as if this thing was contagious, and his eyes began to fight.

At this time, two five or six-year-old children walked from Zhang Tao's house with a duck in their arms, looked at the duck carefully, and argued with each other whether the thing they caught was a wild duck or another bird.

"Let me tell you, this is a wild duck. Look, the mouth looks like a duck, and so do the feet." A child pointed to the duck and said.

"Is it like that? Can a panda be called a cat?" Another child immediately retorted in disbelief, "When did you see a duck wearing a hat?"

Zhang Tao was a little funny when he heard the words of the two of them arguing, and immediately opened his eyes and looked at the duck in the arms of the two children.At first impression, he thought it was also a wild duck, but they have already banned the capture of some rare birds here, and the wild duck seems to be the same.

In addition to hares, pheasants and wild boars, which are often bought and sold, muntjacs and deer are also available, and there will be people in other towns to manage this area.But in recent years, few people go to the mountains to catch deer, deer, and hares.

The muntjacs and hares at Zhang Tao's reservoir have given those at the Agricultural University a new research direction, and they are thinking about whether it is possible to stock these animals in an area.

Especially deer, which is an animal with high medicinal value and food value.Wild ones are not easy to catch, and they will destroy the ecological balance, so this kind of stocking mode is the best mode.

"Why are you catching this duck?" Zhang Tao was worried that the two children would kill the wild duck, so Zhang Tao immediately got up and asked the two children.The two children are a little younger and don't know much about Zhang Tao's coquettish past, so they are not very afraid of Zhang Tao.

"Uncle Zhang Tao, I picked this up in the field. It seems to be injured. I want to take it home and raise it." A child said with a smile after hearing Zhang Tao's words.

Well, for a caring child, you should give this kid a compliment.It's just that he used the wrong words to call himself?
uncle?Zhang Tao touched his face, it seems that his title has changed from elder brother to uncle inadvertently, this is such a tragedy.

In the past, they were all called elder brothers. After entering high school, the children here gradually changed their names to uncles.And the children here are also very distinct, those who are called elder brothers must be afraid of themselves, and those who are called uncles are generally not very afraid of themselves.

It seems that my brother is really old, and there are only legends about my brother in the world.It seems that such things as rumors are not very scary, only the real reputation can be scary.

"This duck is very precious. If you can't keep it well, can you leave it to me?" Zhang Tao saw at this time that the duck's head was a little different from the wild duck's, with a beautiful crest.It didn't feel like a wild duck, so I told the two children.

"Yes, but Uncle Zhang Tao, you won't eat the duck secretly, will you?" The child readily agreed, but when he was about to hand it to Zhang Tao, he asked Zhang Tao as if suddenly remembering it.

"Uh, wild ducks are not edible. Uncle bandaged its wounds." Zhang Tao paused after hearing this. It seemed that he had really eaten wild ducks before. Now he told the two children that wild ducks should not be eaten, and he seemed a little guilty.

Maybe it's because Zhang Tao's reputation is too great, or maybe it's because his current appearance is really easy to be liked. The two children really gave Zhang Tao an animal that looks like a wild duck.

Zhang Tao looked at it, and this guy had injured his wings.It wasn't a gunshot wound, but it seemed to have been bitten or pecked by some animal, revealing a large wound, which Zhang Tao couldn't see.

Someone in his family used the wound medicine. At this time, he took it out and treated the bird. It didn't matter whether it could be used or not, it was better than not treating it at all.The bird didn't resist much during the whole process, and quietly accepted the treatment in Zhang Tao's hands.

At most, his body trembled a few times because of the pain. Zhang Tao saw it like this, and his technique became lighter.I hope these medicines work, otherwise this guy is in some pain.

The two children watched from the side. Seeing that Zhang Tao had really treated the bird's wound, they left after watching it for a while.The bird was too quiet, and they found it meaningless after watching it for a while. Children still like noisy places.

After Zhang Tao dealt with the bird, he thought about it and called old Professor Zhang.The old professor's friend is still in the town. During this time, he is doing some surveys on the town's terrain, in order to infer what animals may be here.

After answering the phone, Old Professor Zhang told Zhang Tao with a smile that they were investigating in Huangpu Village, and they could come to Zhang Tao's house to see the bird immediately.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Tao made a simple nest for the bird and let it lie in it to recuperate.The wound on its wing probably lasted within ten days and half a month, and it may be difficult to heal.

Professor Zhang and that old professor Song came to Zhang Tao's house soon. After seeing the bird squatting quietly in the nest beside Zhang Tao, Professor Song was very excited.

"Chinese merganser! I actually saw a Chinese merganser!"

Both Zhang Tao and Professor Zhang didn't know much about this. They looked at the excited Professor Song curiously, wondering why he was so excited.

"The Chinese merganser, a bird of the Anatidae merganser family, is commonly known as the scaly-flanked merganser. It is a rare species endemic to my country, and it is rare now." Professor Song gently patted on the nest and recuperated. explained the bird.

"This kind of bird's beak is flat on the side, and the front end is pointed out. It is different from other species of Anatidae that have a flat beak shape. The beak and legs are red, the head and upper back of the male duck are black, the lower back, the waist and tail are covered with white feathers; on the wings There are white wing mirrors; the long feathers on the top of the head stretch back into a double crown. The flank feathers have black fish-scale markings."

What Professor Song said was exactly the same as the bird lying on its stomach, which proved that this bird was indeed what he called the Chinese merganser.

"This bird is found in rushing rivers in forested areas, sometimes in open lakes. In pairs or in families. Diving and preying on fish. Mainly inhabits streams, valleys, meadows, broadleaf forests or mixed coniferous forests Ponds and meadows."

What Professor Song said is somewhat similar to Zhang Tao's environment. There are mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests on their side near the large reservoir, as well as rivers, streams and reservoirs.

"This kind of bird is a species that survived after the Tertiary Ice Age. It has been more than 1000 million years ago and is a national first-level key protected animal."

"However, the earliest naming was not made by our domestic people. In 1864, the people of Yingguo collected a male young duck specimen in our country and named it 'Chinese Merganser'. Because this duck nests in a natural tree hole, Others call it the 'tree-climbing duck'."

Professor Song gave a very detailed and professional introduction.It's a pity that for the other two people, there is not much meaning.They just knew that this wild duck-like bird was a rare bird.

"I saw a few of them two days ago, but I couldn't draw conclusions because they were far away and I couldn't see them clearly. Now I can confirm that there are indeed Chinese mergansers here, and there are a lot of them. Great news."

Mr. Song said with a bit of dancing: "I have to find a few people to file an application together, and use this town as a natural animal protection area. There are too few mergansers in our country."

"Uh, Professor Song, if this place becomes a nature reserve and those wild boars harm the crops, wouldn't it be troublesome?"

There is a reason why Zhang Tao asked this question. In his previous life, because of the measures they adopted to seal off the mountains, groups of wild boars came out to harm the crops for a while, and the timid people dared not go to the fields alone. .

"Uh, this one can be hunted and killed by the authorities at that time. After all, human survival is more important." After hearing Zhang Tao's words, Mr. Song was stunned for a while, and then he replied uncertainly.

Zhang Tao was silent after hearing this. He didn't understand these things, so he didn't know whether it was better to designate a nature reserve here or not. Let's take a look first, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain.

Mr. Song was going to take that merganser away. After all, it was much safer in his hands than in Zhang Tao's.But the merganser seemed unwilling to leave Zhang Tao's side, and when Mr. Song wanted to catch him, he immediately hid by Zhang Tao's side without cooperating at all.

(End of this chapter)