In the early morning, Li Youran was awakened by the noisy birds chirping outside the window.
There are many trees, shrubs and various flowers and plants in the yard. It is not surprising that birds often visit, but today the movement seems to be much greater than usual.
"Brother Youran, Brother Youran." Sun Xiaoying's shout came from outside the window.
Li Youran stretched, got up from the bed, walked to the window, opened the screen and looked down.
"What's going on?"
"Brother Youran, take a look, there are many birds in the yard." Sun Xiaoying, who was wearing a white dress, stood on the pebble path and was talking to him with her head raised, her little face full of excitement.
Li Youran looked ahead after hearing this. There were birds everywhere on the branches near the pond, on the top of the pavilion, and on the rockery. The most common ones were on the edge of the pond. There were magpies, sparrows, pigeons, tits, etc., and there were so many varieties.
Rich and spectacular.
These little guys were chattering and crowding on the bluestone beside the pool. They were leaning forward to take a few sips of the pool water, raising their necks to swallow, then flapping their wings and making happy chirps. They looked like they were really enjoying themselves.
Obviously, the spatial stream in the pond is the main reason for attracting them.
How did you find so many birds, probably hundreds of them? Li Youran glanced around, and sure enough, the two flower magpies that fought with Loulang last time were now standing next to each other in the pond.
While drinking water, he looked very proud. Not far from them, there were more than a dozen of the same kind.
These magpie couple are so unscrupulous. They just want to take advantage of it and have fun secretly. They actually publicize it and invite all the seven aunts and eight aunts to have dinner, as if this is their territory.
As for whether they attracted other birds, it is unknown. It is estimated that only birds of the same species can communicate with each other.
Looking at the fish in the pond, they were all frightened and sank to the bottom of the water to take refuge. After all, these guys with sharp mouths and claws above were not too friendly.
Sun Xiaoying was not angry. She stood there at a certain distance and watched the birds drinking and playing with relish. Apart from the zoo and the flower and bird market, there were never so many birds anywhere in the city, let alone outside the cage.
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Lelang stood on the rockery next to Sun Xiaoying, looking at these guys with wings like himself, shrinking his neck and saying nothing, looking like he was withering and drooping.
Obviously, if your territory is invaded by other birds, you will definitely feel unhappy, but what can you do? If you rush out to claim the territorial ownership issue in a daze, it may cause public outrage and you may be beaten up by a group of people.
It's inevitable.
Liao Liao is so smart that he will not be stupid and has no choice but to be patient and hide his strength and bide his time. After all, he also understands that "putting aside disputes and jointly developing" is a wise move.
Li Youran stood at the window and felt something was wrong. It was very beneficial to control things like birds within a certain number. The pests in the garden would have nowhere to hide, so he would be relieved.
But if the number is too large, it will definitely cause a disaster. Let’s not talk about anything else. At least the bird droppings on the ground will be enough for you to clean. In addition, there will be the problem of disturbing the residents.
Let’s take a look at the situation first. Fortunately, these are all small birds at the moment and will not pose a threat to the residents in the pond for the time being. After all, the smallest fish are about ten centimeters long.
Just as I was thinking about this, I heard a croaking sound in the sky. I looked up and saw two egrets with white feathers and long, pointed black beaks.
The two egrets stretched their slender legs back, and their broad wings flapped slowly in flight. Their movements looked elegant and calm. When they reached the air above the pond, they couldn't help but hover.
"Brother Youran, look, it's an egret. It's so beautiful." Sun Xiaoying exclaimed happily.
Over the years, bird protection work has been relatively well done in various places. There have been very few people hunting and catching birds, causing most birds to no longer be afraid of people.
The little girl's cry obviously had no impact on the egret.
The fish was about to suffer, Li Youran realized immediately. He quickly put on his clothes and went downstairs, without even bothering to wash his face or brush his teeth.
Sure enough, the two egrets landed at the edge of the pool and took a few sips of water. They soon discovered something good in the water and started croaking excitedly.
Immediately afterwards, the egrets began to enter the water. Unlike other birds, their long thin legs were like walking on stilts. They walked about one-third of the way into the pond, and the water surface was not even up to their bodies.
The leading egret stretched its neck to observe from the water, walked and stopped, and finally found a suitable target. It turned its head to observe and confirmed. It drew its neck back, arched its legs, and squatted down, getting into an attack posture.
Brush, I saw its body popping up, its long neck stretching and retracting, as fast as lightning, a small crucian carp was caught in its mouth, its tail swung, and it struggled desperately.
The egret paused for a moment, then adjusted the fish's head inwards and gradually raised its neck. The poor crucian carp quickly became its breakfast.
The egret behind was not far behind, and a small carp also suffered.
Seeing this, Sun Xiaoying stopped admiring the egret's graceful figure and hurriedly ran over to blast it.
"Bad bird, go away." She picked up a broom from the ground, ran to the edge of the pool and waved it.
"Chirp, bad bird, chirp, bad bird." Liao Liao was very happy when he saw his master take action, and flew to the top of the willow branch to stand and cheer.
Birds of all sizes were frightened by the chirping and fluttering. The two egrets flew to the magnolia tree not far from the west side of the pond, unwilling to leave. They looked here from time to time, as if they were still waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. After all,
The fish in the pond are really delicious, much better than those in Mingcui Lake.
Li Youran ran to the pool to check the situation. Fortunately, the water in the center of the pool was 1.6 to 7 meters deep. It should be safer for the fish to hide there.
"Brother Youran, two small fish were eaten by egrets." Sun Xiaoying reported the loss to him and shot the birds for a while. There were fine beads of sweat on her face and forehead. She wiped it with the back of her hand, and her face was streaked with white.
, looks very interesting.
"It's okay, we have a lot of fish, so two less doesn't matter. You should go back to the house and wash your face first. You are almost turning into a tabby cat." Li Youran comforted her.
Sun Xiaoying groaned, quickly put down her broom, and ran towards the entrance of the small building, her braids swaying behind her.
Li Youran smiled and shook his head, then turned around to observe the two beautiful robber birds. At this time, they still did not fly away, stretching their necks to observe the movement here. It seemed that he very much hoped that Li Youran would leave quickly and not disturb their meal.
Small birds just drink some pool water, but guys like egrets are not easy to deal with. If you don't care about it and let them do what they want, they might just be like those two magpies and call friends and relatives to greet them together. It won't take long.
, not all the fish in this pond have been eaten.
But egrets are nationally protected birds and cannot be scolded or beaten. We must find a way out. Li Youran frowned and thought.