The gentle breeze ruffled the clear water of the lake.
Surrounded by lush mountains, countless white birds are playing and looking for food on the lake.
A beautiful landscape of mountains and rivers.
Xia Changqing, Wang Shuangshuang and others were still controlling the drones and exploring the area.
Whenever he sees rare birds, Xia Changqing will ask photographer Fu to stop for a while to take pictures and record them.
In just a few minutes, Xia Changqing discovered more than ten kinds of rare birds.
"Wait a minute, Uncle Zhang, it seems like a bird I haven't seen flashed by just now."
"Hurry up and move the drone over, I'll take a closer look."
Wang Shuangshuang stared at the screen. She seemed to have seen a very special bird flash through the lens just now.
Photographer Fu heard Wang Shuangshuang's request and immediately flew the drone over.
Xia Changqing and Xia Ling also stared at the screen curiously and became interested.
When the drone flew over again, I saw two black and white birds appearing in the reeds.
The shape of this bird is very special. At first glance, it looks very much like a duck.
The flat red mouth swam around in the reed swamp, and from time to time it would put its head into the water and make a sound.
If you look carefully, you will find that it is different from a normal duck.
The feathers on the back of the bird are black and white, but the feathers on the neck are blue and black.
Especially on the back of the head, there is a bunch of dark green feathers flying back.
It looks very joyful, just like killing a horse.
"Hey, this, this looks like a merganser!"
"Why is there a merganser here? Shouldn't it live in the Jiangnan area?"
The moment Xia Changqing saw the duck, he recognized its identity.
"Professor Xia, this is a duck. Is it very precious?"
Wang Shuangshuang asked with interest.
This was the first time for him to see such a special duck, and the shape was so interesting.
"Shuangshuang, this duck is not very precious, but extremely precious."
"The merganser belongs to the Anatidae family and is a species unique to my country."
"The number is extremely rare, with no more than 2,000 in the world, and it is listed as a national first-level protected species."
"You can imagine how rare it is. I didn't expect to see a population of mergansers here. It's really rare!"
Xia Changqing nodded solemnly and started popular science with Wang Shuangshuang.
Mergansers have long been on the Red List of Endangered Species, after so many years of protection.
The merganser population has not improved much. In the final analysis, the habitat suitable for the merganser's survival is gradually decreasing.
Currently, all wetland parks across the country suitable for merganser breeding are listed as key protection areas.
"Oh my god, there are less than 2,000 in the world?"
Wang Shuangshuang was shocked. Isn't this quantity too small?
In this case, can you imagine how precious the pair of mergansers in front of you is?
After so many years of cultivation, there are more Yuan Gun Gun than this Merganser!
No wonder she had never heard of it. It was such a pity that such a cute duck was on the verge of extinction.
"Yes, it's hard to see mergansers in the wild now."
"I didn't expect there to be a pair here. It seems like there will be another habitat for the merganser."
Xia Changqing solemnly said that the conservation of mergansers is a national key project.
We must ensure that the lineage of this endangered species continues.
"Xiao Zhang, raise the drone a little higher and search the reeds."
"Mergansers are social animals, so there might be some around."
Xia Changqing suddenly remembered and quickly urged photographer Fu to control the drone and look around.
The photographer nodded and quickly controlled the drone to rise higher.
I searched in the reed swamp and wandered around for a while.
Xia Changqing saw a surprising scene.
There were about a dozen mergansers floating on the water in the reeds, looking for food, and the female mergansers were followed by a few ducklings.
It looks so cute.
“Great, great, there is such a large population of mergansers living here!”
Xia Changqing was as surprised as a child, dancing happily.
Jiang Che also smiled when he saw Professor Xia doing this. Xiaocai's species was not found, but he found the merganser, which was an unexpected gain.
Xia Changqing quickly took a video to record this rare scene.
After observing the mergansers, photographer Zhang then controlled the drone to inspect the area near Xiaocai.
But after looking around for a long time, I didn't find anything. It was Xiaocai who discovered the drone first.
Seeing the drones flying overhead, Xiao Cai immediately became impatient.
In a moment, he took off on the spot and flew towards the drone.
"Zhang Shu is about to hit us, get out of the way."
Wang Shuangshuang saw it and quickly told photographer Fu to stay away.
Photographer Fu quickly controlled the drone to fly towards the edge, but the speed difference was too big.
Xiaocai was about to hit the drone.
Suddenly a whistle sounded from behind, and Xiao Cai immediately turned around and flew towards this side.
When she came closer and saw Jiang Che under the tree, Xiao Cai was so happy that she immediately flew down from the air.
Jiang Che immediately raised his right hand, and Xiao Cai landed on it accurately.
"Uh-huh..."
Xiaocai, standing on Jiang Che's hand, chirped happily.
Photographer Fu breathed a sigh of relief. The drone was broken but nothing happened.
If the propeller breaks the bird, the problem will be serious.
This phoenix bird is now a hot commodity. If he accidentally hurts it, he may have to pack up and leave.
"Xiao Cai, you are quite capable. No wonder you don't come back often."
"So there are so many old friends here?"
Jiang Che touched Xiaocai's head and teased.
Xiao Cai naturally understood what Jiang Che meant and immediately raised her slender neck high.
An arrogant look.
"Haha, I said you were fat, but you still breathed!"
Jiang Che couldn't laugh or cry at Xiao Cai's stinky appearance.
Xia Changqing and Wang Shuang watched the interaction between Jiang Che and Xiao Cai with envy.
"Jiang Che, I just took a look around and there is indeed only one pheasant like Xiaocai around here."
"It's basically certain that Xiaocai was mutated from a pheasant, but we don't know the reason for its mutation."
"There are so many birds living here. If there is any special substance, it shouldn't just mutate!"
Xia Changqing frowned and couldn't figure out the reason.
"I don't know about this, Professor Xia. This is my first time here."
Now that Professor Xia has discovered the Merganser here, it is a certainty that this place will become a nature reserve.
I must come over to explore the bottom of the lake in the next two days. If there are any ancient relics discovered by the authorities, it will be troublesome.
"It's really strange. It seems we need more professional equipment to come over and investigate."
Professor Xia shook his head and said unwillingly.
There must be a big secret in Qingyun Mountain, otherwise the big wild boar and the mutated pheasant would not have appeared.
At this moment, Xiao Cai pecked Jiang Che's clothes and then flew up.
It circled around Jiang Che's head, called Jiang Che twice, and flew towards the woods.
"Xiao Cai wants me to follow. It seems she has something to show me."
Hearing what Jiang Che said, Xia Changqing and others' eyes lit up.