small farmer

Chapter 929 Migrating red-crowned cranes (34)

"Mom, I made a fire cage for you, would you like to try it?"

Zhang Feng packed the charcoal and brought the fire cage to his mother.

"Hey, son, did you make this yourself?" Looking at the fire cage in front of him, Wang Guilan asked him in surprise.

"Well, I've been doing it all morning! Mom, try it, does it look warm?" Zhang Feng nodded with a smile.

"Hehe, it's warm, it must be warm!" Wang Guilan was very happy,

In her heart, as long as it is something made by her son, as long as she has the filial piety of her sons and daughters, she can feel warm even in the cold winter months.

"Ah, bro, did you make a fire cage for mom?" At this moment, the little girl came back from the elder sister.

"That's right, the weather is cold, and with the fire cage mother, it won't be so cold!" Zhang Feng explained with a smile.

"Yeah, that's good, if it wasn't for the school not allowing me to bring one, I'd already want one!" The little girl couldn't help but nodded,
Seeing this thing, everyone felt that they had returned to their childhood. At that time, the family was poor. In winter, the children in the village would carry a fire cage and drive cattle and horses to the wild to graze cattle.

On the mountain in winter, the cold wind blows, and the hands of the boys will be cracked from the cold, like pieces of dry fields, with cracks everywhere, as long as they touch it, it will hurt.

But the little kids are very happy and carefree when they are together. They hide and seek on the mountain every day, play house, bake sweet potatoes, bake potatoes, and have fun. Think about the days at that time, although Poor, but also very happy, unforgettable.

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The next day

The sky is finally clear again
In the clear moon lake, the water ripples, and the shore beside it is full of white water birds.

"There are so many water birds." The tourists couldn't help exclaiming.

"It's really a wonderful workmanship of nature. Who would have thought that there is such a beautiful Moon Lake surrounded by mountains?" The tourists also sighed.

Good mountains, good water, good scenery,
This is the true portrayal of Moon Lake. Originally, the beautiful scenery of China can be found in many places, but with the development of industry, it is difficult to see such primitive and beautiful scenery in many big cities.

On the side, Professor Zhou led the students to investigate Moon Lake.

At this time, Professor Zhou's students were busy using cameras to take pictures of the beautiful scenery and wild animals here.

Shen Yue, a female student in the inspection team, rolled up her sleeves, and stretched her slender white hands into the clear water. The cool water soaked her palms, and she felt a strange feeling immediately.

Professor Zhou said with a smile: "Shen Yue, you have to be careful, this moon lake is not safe, not only water snakes but also powerful carnivorous fish will hurt people."

"Ah, there are really water snakes and biting fish in it?"

Hearing that there was a water snake, Shen Yue immediately raised her smooth arm out of the water with a scream, with a frightened look on her face.

"Hehe, why did I lie to you?" Professor Zhou replied, "There are too many water snakes in the rivers and lakes in the south."

These words of Professor Zhou are not alarmist. Most snakes on the ground will run away immediately when they see people, and there are very few snakes that actively chase people and attack.But if it gets into the water, the water snake not only has a strong attack, but also some water snakes are quite poisonous.

There is no doubt that there are water snakes in this moon lake, so in order to avoid any accidents, it is necessary to remind these college students who have just entered school.

As if to verify Professor Zhou's words, a finger-thick water snake twisted and swam past not far away.

"Look, isn't that just one." The sharp-eyed Professor Zhou pointed to the water snake that swam past for Shen Yue to have a look.

After Shen Yue saw it, she felt goosebumps all over her body and shrank back.Although she also studies zoology, she is very interested in studying insects.

But those are small animals, basically harmless to people, and I don't dare to be afraid of anything when I usually play with them.But this snake, as long as I think about it, I feel uncomfortable, let alone seeing it or even holding it in my hand.He patted his chest and said fortunately: "Thanks to the teacher reminding me to come out of the water, otherwise I will be miserable!"

This investigation is actually not a professional investigation, it is called field study to be precise.

Because Professor Zhou just wanted to let everyone get familiar with the field environment, and the research station in the village just happened to be completed, so he brought a few interested undergraduates and graduate students to Moon Lake again.

There are many water birds in Moon Lake in late autumn, which is also a good time for everyone to observe water birds.

While everyone was talking, a group of waterfowl descended from the sky and suddenly landed on the edge of Moon Lake.

"Ah, red-crowned cranes, red-crowned cranes, Wu Ming quickly take pictures of the red-crowned cranes!" After seeing the water birds not far away, Professor Zhou exclaimed excitedly.

"Understood, professor!" The graduate student named Wu Ming was also very experienced, so he quickly pointed the camera at the red-crowned cranes not far away, and recorded their every move.

Red-crowned crane, this is a wild red-crowned crane!
Cranes are also called red-crowned cranes in China. It is a symbol of longevity and a kind of auspicious beast, so everyone is very excited when they see it.

The tourists by the Moon Lake were even more excited. They took out their mobile phones and quickly took pictures of the red-crowned cranes.

The legendary crane is the red-crowned crane, a large wading bird that lives in swamps or shallow waters, and is often dubbed the "God of Wetlands".

It has nothing to do with the pine trees that grow in the mountains and hills.But because red-crowned cranes live up to 50-60 years, people often paint it with pine trees as a symbol of longevity.

Residents in East Asia use red-crowned cranes to symbolize happiness, auspiciousness, longevity and loyalty.It often appears in literature and art works of various countries. In the tombs of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there are images of cranes appearing in sculptures.Bronze bells in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and ritual vessels in the shape of crane bodies have already appeared.

More than ten years ago, the State Forestry Administration and the Wildlife Conservation Association launched the national bird selection activity, and established an expert selection team and determined the selection criteria.From May to June 04, the Wildlife Conservation Association, News Agency, and XinX.com joined forces with more than 5 news websites across the country to organize an online national bird campaign.Among the 6 candidate bird species, red-crowned cranes won 20% of the votes from 10 million netizens, far ahead of other competitors.The State Forestry Administration reported the red-crowned crane as the only national bird candidate to the State Council.

Therefore, it can be said that the red-crowned crane is our national bird, so everyone will be so excited when they see the red-crowned crane.

"Teacher, this should be the first time red-crowned cranes have been discovered in Guizhou Province, right?" Shen Yue asked Professor Zhou excitedly.

"Yeah, the red-crowned cranes migrated from the northeast, and they usually stop when they reach the Yellow River Basin or the Jianghuai area. I didn't expect to migrate to our Southwest this time!"

Professor Zhou was also trembling with excitement. This is another major discovery. I have to say that Moon Lake is really a blessed place for everyone to investigate.Big discoveries happen every time.

(End of this chapter)