Hazel grouse, commonly known as flying dragon, also known as tree grouse and tree hazel grouse in Northeast China, is currently a first-level protected animal in China.
It belongs to the order Galliformes and the grouse family. There are three species in the world, namely the pie-tailed hazel grouse, the spotted-tailed hazel grouse and the shawl grouse.
In fact, usually, the flying dragon that everyone refers to is the hazel grouse. This kind of hazel grouse is the most widely distributed, from the western end of Eurasia to the Scandinavian Peninsula, Spain, Russia, Northeast China, and the island nation of the North Sea. , in fact, they all exist.
The flying dragon bird refers to this kind of hazel pheasant, and the spot-tailed hazel pheasant is a specialty of China. It is only distributed in several provinces such as Sichuan, Gansu, and Qinghai. Although it belongs to the same genus, the taste is completely different. .
In fact, the flying dragons that Jiang Hai is catching now can be regarded as pseudo-flying dragons, because this kind of bird is not a hazel grouse, but a shawl grouse, also called a shawl grouse. It is a specialty bird in the United States and Canada, but obviously, this No one hunts the breeding birds in these two places, and the numbers are still very good.
To be honest, the taste of this kind of bird is not as good as the real flying dragon, but it is almost the same. At least for a low-level foodie like Jiang Hai, it is naturally very delicious.
After tying up all the birds and tying them to the backpacks on their backs, everyone continued walking into the woods.
As they walked into the woods, Jiang Hai and the others discovered that there were really not many animals here.
Looking at the footprints in the snow, Buji could tell that there were a lot of pheasants, hares, and even foxes here, but Jiang Hai had no need to worry about these creatures that needed to be eliminated in domestic farms. .
Because Jiang Hai mainly raises cows and fish, it is inevitable that the calf will be more powerful than the fox when it is born.
So in everyone's opinion, foxes pose no threat to humans. After all, they didn't raise chickens here before Jiang Hai came.
Speaking of which, Jiang Hai was deceived by the old man last time and after buying a few native chickens, he has been doing pretty well recently.
Because he was usually too lazy to kill chickens to do it, he raised these chickens. The cabin was very sturdy, and the fishing nets on it were also tied very tightly, so that these guys could not get out, and these guys, after passing After these days of adapting, Jiang Hai discovered that they had begun to lay eggs a while ago. The native chickens were too lazy to kill and eat, but the native eggs were not bad.
The most important thing is that these chickens are almost free-range by Jiang Hai and have not been fed. Their main food is grass seeds and insects in the grass. To be honest, these grass seeds and insects are all related to Jiang Hai's blood. , which makes these chickens look special.
They also lay more eggs, which are larger than ordinary free-range eggs, but the taste is even better.
This time Jiang Hai was a little reluctant to kill these chickens, it would be good to keep them to lay eggs.
As for the fox, again, don’t think about it. Don’t think that the dogs raised in Jiang Hai Manor are just for herding cattle. They may not be able to defeat ordinary large animals, but when it comes to dealing with foxes and weasels, They are very good at dealing with these things, so when they saw these things, Robbins and Bell had no intention of taking action.
Keeping these foxes is more useful than killing them, because they will maintain the ecological balance of the forest.
If they die, rabbits, pheasants, etc. will multiply and overrun. Although raptors among seabirds can also help solve some problems, these raptors can only catch adults. They cannot dig out their nests and there is no way to contain them. The birth of cubs cannot maintain a complete ecological balance. After all, the death of cubs is a very important part of nature.
Of course, if someone has a child, he or she must be killed. You know, foxes can eat children.
As for rabbits and ordinary pheasants, although Jiang Hai is very interested in these things, it is obvious that Robbins and Bell are not interested in these toys. As mentioned before, the Americans do not eat game because they are afraid of game. There are parasites in it.
In addition, they don't eat rabbit dishes, and to be honest, rabbit meat is not easy to cook if you don't know how to cook it.
In Jiang Hai's memory, the first choice for eating rabbits is the Shu region in China. The rabbits cooked there are the most delicious, because rabbits themselves have no taste. What they are cooked with will determine the taste, so that kind of The spicy and fragrant taste is what makes it delicious. The taste of dry pot rabbit and soup pot rabbit is very good. Unlike Bingcheng, making rabbit basically only involves stewing and smoking. To be honest, the taste is very good. Generally speaking, at least Jiang Hai is not willing to eat these things.
Seeing these rabbits now, to be honest, Jiang Hai is also a little greedy, but considering that it is so cold in this snowy area, Robbins and Bell have already caught so many flying dragons for themselves, and then ask them to help him catch rabbits. , he was also a little embarrassed.
So I can only say goodbye to these guys temporarily.
Along the way, Robbins and Bell also looked around. After a while, they found their goal here, the turkey. Jiang Hai also looked over, but at this look, Jiang Hai could not help but frown. Wrinkled.
At this time, in the clearing in the forest, there was a group of turkeys wandering around leisurely. It could be seen that they were just like the hazel pheasants that Jiang Hai had just caught. They also came in groups, but these turkeys It's long, but it's really not good-looking.
The black, fat and short body is like a vat, and the drooping neck makes people feel a little disgusted.
Turkeys and vultures look very similar, and they are both ugly, but in the United States, they like this thing very much, which is really speechless.
Jiang Hai had only seen dead turkeys before, and this was his first time alive. But after seeing it once, he didn't want to see it a second time.
Robbins and Bell didn't know what Jiang Hai was thinking at this time. Since they were here, they were going to take two back. Jiang Hai's was the biggest one. They were going to eat it at Jiang Hai's house during Thanksgiving. , As for what we shot today, we can get rid of it in the evening. Although turkey meat is not as delicious as beef, it is still more delicious for cowboys who are not picky eaters.
Thinking of this, the two men looked at each other, and then took out the gun in their hands from behind.
The guns used by these two people were both shotguns, but they were not filled with deer bullets. They were shot out with one shot, not to mention turkeys. The turkeys were almost minced. They can't dig it out, so generally speaking, unless they are dealing with some large prey, such as elk or bears, they will not use deer bullets for hunting.
What they use now are ordinary small lead bullets. There are only three lead blocks in one round. Such bullets are not very powerful, but they are perfect for hunting turkeys and the like. These two people , one person aimed at a turkey, and as they adjusted their breathing, the two pulled the trigger almost at the same time. With two "bang bangs", the two turkeys instantly fell into a pool of blood, while the remaining turkeys At the first moment, like an ostrich, it had wings and fled in all directions. Apart from them, the gunfire sounded, alarming more birds that had built nests among the branches, and followed by bursts of piercing bird calls. As soon as the sound rang out, a flock of birds taking shelter from the sun flew straight up from the branches. Jiang Hai couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he saw it, but then he remembered something and immediately closed his mouth.
If a bird poops at this time and you open your mouth wide... well, it's more reliable to keep your mouth closed.
Just as Jiang Hai was watching this shocking scene, he suddenly saw two thieves flying up from a bush in the distance. Needless to say, he knew what these two guys were doing just now, but because they came from It took off from the ground, so it was difficult to control the balance when flying. When it flew near the tree crown, it was still a little awry. By accident, one of the wings hit one of the big trees heavily. On top of the bird's nest, the big tree's nest suddenly fell off the branches. Fortunately, the nest was very fluffy, and there was a lot of snow where the bird's nest fell.
So it was only shaken, and the nest was not broken. Seeing this scene, Jiang Hai couldn't help but walked over.
As for Robbins and Bell, they were going to deal with the turkeys they had shot. They walked to the side of the nest. What surprised Jiang Hai was that there was something in the nest. At this time, there was something in the nest. , there were a total of two broken eggshells, and a bird with gray-white fluff on its body, which was the same as a black-bone chicken, but much smaller than a black-bone chicken.
Jiang Hai looked at the bird in front of him and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It wasn't that he recognized the species of the bird, but because...
"It's so ugly!" Jiang Hai squatted down and picked up the bird from the nest. Looking at the cold and shivering bird, Jiang Hai couldn't help but said speechlessly.
"What's wrong? Boss!" At this moment, Robbins and Bell tied up the turkey and walked over happily. When they walked to Jiang Hai, Robbins couldn't help but patted Jiang Hai. shoulder and said to him with a smile.
Bell, who was behind him, had no problem, but looked directly at what was in Jiang Hai's hand.
"Old, boss, did you get rid of this thing's nest?" Pointing at the baby bird in Jiang Hai's hand, Bell asked with a surprised look on his face. After hearing his words, Robbins was also stunned. For a moment, he then looked at the baby bird in Jiang Hai's hand. He had not looked carefully at it just now. When he saw it, he was also shocked. How could the boss get this bird off
"No, you just fired, didn't you scare away a lot of birds? Two thieves flew up from the grass over there, and when they flew up the tree, they accidentally knocked down the bird's nest. I I came over to take a look and found this thing inside. What is it? Why is it so ugly?" Holding the bird in his hand, Jiang Hai asked Bell and the others strangely.
"This is... a symbol of American imperialism." After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Robbins couldn't help crying and said helplessly.
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Today’s second update, the editor told Xiaofei that it’s early to be put on the shelf, but Xiaofei has already posted 260,000 words, uh... it seems to be a bit fast, so I can only change it. From now on, it will be Monday to Friday. , when there are many people, there are two updates, Saturday and Sunday. It depends on the situation. There may be two updates, or there may be one update. There are many saved manuscripts, but they cannot be posted. Everyone, I am helpless...