Osprey is not actually a kind of eagle. The name is the native name of Wang Bo's hometown. If it were changed to its scientific name, it would be cormorant, a water bird that is very good at fishing.
Wang Bo remembers that when he was in elementary school, the textbook he used had a chapter about this kind of water bird.
This water bird was domesticated by the Chinese thousands of years ago. Cormorants can often be seen wherever there are seas, lakes and rivers.
In Wang Bo's hometown, cormorants are called ospreys because they help fishermen catch fish. Although they are not very good at flying, to fishermen, they are eagles on the ocean.
In addition to ospreys, cormorants in their local area also have a name called 'black ghost'. This title sounds unpleasant, but it is actually an honorific for cormorants. In his hometown, "ghost" has two meanings. When used as a noun, it means ghost in the traditional sense. If used as an adjective, it means "clever, clever, and clever." 'Smart' means, like a clever guy.
The word "black ghost" describes the intelligence of ospreys. In addition to seagulls, there are two more common seabirds in Wang Bo's hometown. One is the cormorant and the other is the boobies. The latter's flying ability far exceeds that of the former.
But boobies are stupid and cannot be tamed at all, but cormorants are much smarter. If you raise young cormorants on a boat, you can train them to become fishing helpers with a little training.
It is called black ghost to describe that this bird is not as stupid as the boobies, but has superb fishing skills. In China, people began to domesticate cormorants and use them for fishing very early on.
In Wang Bo’s childhood, there were a lot of fish and shrimps on the beach. At that time, ordinary people could not afford big boats, and every household relied on sampans to catch fish. Just like the Jiangnan water towns in TV documentaries, fishermen often brought domesticated corvettes with them when they went fishing. Moor.
He still vaguely remembered the scene. A group of cormorants stood neatly on the bow of the ship like soldiers waiting for review. They wore collars around their necks.
When a school of fish appears and the owner blows a whistle, the cormorants will jump into the water to catch fish. Because they wear collars, cormorants cannot swallow fish they catch, so they return to the boat with the fish in their mouths.
In this way, after the owner captures the fish, the cormorant will dive again to catch fish, and so on, helping the fishermen to catch fish.
In addition, in the local fishing culture, cormorants are not only experts in fishing, but also a symbol of a happy marriage.
All experienced fishermen know that mandarin ducks are not infatuated birds that are monogamous for life, but cormorants are! A pair of cormorants never leave each other from the time they get to know each other, build a nest, incubate eggs, and then nurse their young.
In addition, there are also traditional cultural connections in the "Book of Songs". In the "Guan Guan Ju Jiu, in the River Island" at the beginning of the "Book of Songs", the Ju Jiu is a cormorant. Therefore, for these reasons, fishermen will choose a woman when they get married. Old cormorants wear red flowers and send them to the wedding to express their blessings to the newlyweds.
Wang Bo did not expect that the osprey, which used to be a good assistant to the fishermen in work and life, would now become the food at the banquet. It was really hard for him to accept!
After hearing his question, the waiter who handed over the towel said: "Cash is different from the past, Mr. Wang. The country has issued laws and regulations saying that ospreys are illegal fishing tools and fishermen are not allowed to use them. If you can't fish in the water, who will raise ospreys?" ?It can only be sold to restaurants for cooking."
Wang Bo was even more surprised and asked: "Are you talking nonsense? Are there such laws and regulations?"
Without saying anything, the man took out his mobile phone, searched it, and then showed him the news.
Wang Bo took a closer look and saw that the news was indeed reporting on this matter. Finally, there was a clear regulation: According to Article 20 of the "Implementation Rules of the Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China," it is prohibited to use electricity, osprey and boat knocking operations in specific waters. When it is really necessary to use electricity or osprey fishing, it must be approved by the fishery administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government.
When he saw this rule, he really didn't know what to say. This rule was so nonsense!
Fishermen's use of ospreys to assist fishing has led to the shrinking of fishery resources? Wang Bo thinks this statement is simply ridiculous, just like some experts saying that the fumes produced by aunts cooking cause air pollution.
To fishermen, ospreys are just fishing assistants. A group of ospreys cannot catch as many fish and shrimps in a lifetime as a fishing boat can catch in one net. Moreover, Wang Bo knew that ospreys could only be used in lakes, rivers and seasides, and they would not be of much use if they entered the deep sea.
Because ospreys are good at diving but not flying, and the deep sea is windy and rough, they cannot fly once they enter the water, which can easily lead to death.
And where are the fish and shrimps in the offshore waters now? Therefore, Wang Bo really cannot accept that fishermen are not allowed to breed cormorants for this reason.
However, this was a policy decision made by the superiors. He was not qualified to express his opinions, let alone change this fact. He could only shake his head.
The fat chef dragged the ospreys in the iron cage into the kitchen and directed his men to prepare hot water. The ospreys huddled in the iron cage and kept looking at everyone timidly, with a very innocent look in their dark eyes.
Wang Bo put his hand into the iron cage, and a chef came up to show his courtesy and said: "Brother Wang, be careful, be careful not to get pinched by the osprey."
The attack method of ospreys is similar to that of geese. They have sharp beaks. When attacking, they bite their opponents and then twist their powerful necks.
Wang Bo gently stroked the smooth feathers of these ospreys and said: "These are mature eagles. You can tell by looking at their eyes and movements. These are ospreys that have caught countless fish. How can they be willing to sell them to restaurants?" ?”
Mature eagle is the local name for ospreys that have been bred for a long time. Mature means familiar. It is the kind of docile osprey that is familiar to people.
Sure enough, when he reached into the iron cage, these ospreys stretched their necks and came up to tap the back of his palm with their sharp beaks. He knew that this was the osprey's intention to ask for food.
There is no doubt that these ospreys have been hungry for a long time.
Seeing that Wang Bo seemed to be very interested in osprey, the chef came over to join in the fun and said: "Boss Wang, do you like to eat osprey? Our hotel has a unique way of doing it. Don't bleed the osprey first, put it directly into the boiling water pot. die… "
Wang Bo couldn't listen anymore and interrupted him and said coldly: "Don't you think this is too cruel? Look at these ospreys, many of them are female birds that are about to give birth to cubs. I'm afraid it would be harmful to Tianhe. "
Whether an osprey has entered the breeding season can be roughly determined by looking at its feathers.
This bird can be seen all over the world, including New Zealand. For example, the spotted cormorant has very colorful feathers. The cormorant in Wang Bo's hometown is a common cormorant, with gray-black feathers on its body and different eyelids and throats. Colors, blue, orange, red or yellow are all seen.
Once the breeding season enters, the colors of the cormorants' feathers in these parts will become brighter. Wang Bo took a closer look and found that the cormorants' chin feathers became very bright, which is a sign of entering the breeding season. (.)