Chapter 1095: Colorful Pheasant
Ang Lee had been here a few times before, so he didn't feel the slightest discomfort when walking on the suspended plank road, but felt very comfortable, after all, a large number of trees and flowers were under his feet, and this condescending feeling was very comfortable.
And Li Yu is different, they are the first time to come here, and it is also the first time to walk such a dangerous suspended plank road, at the beginning, it is inevitable that they will be a little nervous and scared, if they fall, it is not a joke, it will be fatal, so they are walking while holding on to the guardrails on both sides, so that at least they can give them some psychological comfort, so that they will not be so afraid.
"King Guangping looks a little afraid of heights!"
Li An turned around and looked at Li Yu and spoke.
Li Yu said lightly: "The road is high and narrow, and it is not safe to lose your life if you fall, how can you be careless, why be afraid!" ”
It's right to say that you are cautious, you can't describe it as frightened, and you are not frightened, so as to get a little face for yourself.
And the several imperial grandsons behind him, hearing this, pretended to let go of their hands, and just stood on the suspended passage, seemingly indifferent.
"Haha! King Guangping is right, it is better to be careful in everything, the road at the beginning is the highest, the further back the height is, the shortest place is only the height of one floor, and it will be fine to jump directly. ”
Li An said with a smile.
This suspended passage is extended in all directions along the super-tall building in the center of the valley, and it is gradually reduced in height, the first section of the road is very high, but after walking a few hundred meters, the height will drop by half, and then the height of the continuous descent is relatively limited, in the place where the height is not too high, the treetops can exceed the suspended road, so that people can walk directly between the branches, pick the leaves and thin branches of the passing trees, if it is a fruit tree, you can also pick a fruit or something, it is quite convenient.
Of course, these branches must also be pruned frequently, and if they are not pruned, the road will be completely blocked or even destroyed in a year or two at most.
"I recognize, this is a pear tree, yes, it is a pear tree, exactly like the pear tree in the palace."
"This pear tree is much bigger than the pear trees in the palace!"
"Oh, you're talking about the big pear trees next to the Taiye Pool! It's really not as big as these trees. ”
Li Yu and the others said while fiddling with the branches.
Yes, they were undoubtedly playing with a pear tree, and it was a very tall pear tree, bigger than the one in the palace.
This large pear tree is an inherent tree in this valley, and it will not be transported by craftsmen from other places, otherwise, it would not be easy for such a large person to survive.
The overhanging road passes through the middle of several pear trees, so that the person who walks on the door can easily pluck the branches of the pear tree, and if there is fruit, it will be extremely easy to pick.
Because the pear tree is relatively high, the distance between the pear trees on both sides is also relatively close, so, before opening up the road, the branches of the pear tree on both sides are completely intertwined, it is the craftsmen who use axes and saws, and force a road, but the road opened up is only enough for two people to walk side by side, the left and the right and the top of the head, all are dense pear tree branches, as long as the road is not cleaned up for a year, the new branches can block the road that the craftsmen have worked so hard to open up, so, This road is destined to need to be cleaned up year after year, and after years of growth and tidying, eventually, this road will inevitably become a tree-lined avenue that is impervious to sunlight.
In spring, the area is filled with beautiful and fragrant pear blossoms, and when you walk through the area, you will be immersed in a happy atmosphere when you smell the intoxicating fragrance of pear trees.
In the summer heat, walking in such a corridor without any sunlight overhead, there will be a nice breeze at the heights, and the heat reflected from the ground will not reach the suspended road, so it will be a great place to cool off.
In autumn, it is even more refreshing, and the large number of ripe pears on both sides can be picked casually, and the fun of picking them by yourself is completely different from the ready-made pears in front of you, and there will be a different kind of pleasure.
As for the winter at this time, you can also play with the branches at close range, if you encounter snowy weather, you can see the beautiful scenery of the snow on the branches more closely, in short, this location can become a scenic spot all year round, a scenic spot that makes people feel comfortable when they see it.
In addition, in this position, because there are branches on both sides, it has a certain protective effect and will give a greater sense of safety without worrying about falling down.
"Plop Plop Plop ......"
At this moment, on the treetops not far ahead, a few pheasants flew up, which looked colorful and beautiful, and everyone's attention was unconsciously diverted.
"This is the pheasant raised by Li Shilang? What should I do if I fly away? ”
Li Yu saw that the height at which the pheasant flew was still very impressive, and it was not kept in captivity, so there was indeed the possibility of flying.
The rest of the emperors and grandchildren also have the same question, indeed, pheasants are animals that can fly, and if they are not kept in captivity, the probability of flying away is very high.
Li An said with a smile: "If you can fly away, it is estimated that you will already fly away, and there will not be more and more pheasants here, it should be less and less, look at the surrounding cliffs, it is more than ten zhang high, how can pheasants have to go up, as for the gate, it is a weak place, but the net is at least six zhang high, and the pheasants can't fly over." ”
Pheasant this animal, the ability to fly is really average, but it is definitely much stronger than the chickens raised at home, the domestic chickens can fly two or three meters high, even if it is very powerful, and the pheasant can fly up to a height of four or five meters, a time can fly dozens of meters away, can disappear in the sight of people in an instant, in addition, the pheasant in addition to the gliding ability is larger, the ability to run is not blown, when the real run, people can not catch up behind, that is, even if the pheasant's wings are simple, human beings can not catch up with the pheasant, I can't catch up with myself when I'm tired to death.
Compared to birds, pheasants are animals with poor flying ability but strong running ability, which can be seen by the size of their wings and legs.
A normal pheasant, from the appearance, the size of the legs is very large, at first glance it is very strong and powerful, the speed of running is needless to say, it is certainly not the general tough, and on the contrary, the wings of the pheasant are much shorter, and at first glance it is an animal that does not fly far and does not fly high.
Because of this, pheasants will generally run quickly on the ground when they encounter a threat from humans or predators, burrowing into the nearby jungles and shrubs as much as possible, and hiding themselves.
But there are also pheasants that have convulsions, which will stop after running for a while, and then make a clucking sound, and even flapping their wings, making a fluttering and agitation sound, which is simply a very stupid act to guide the hunter to the target, and the pheasant does not know it.
Because pheasants fly in a parabola, some people call the flight of pheasants a parabola, which is not a general description.
For pheasants, the speed of flight is faster, but the speed of running is not slow, and it is very conducive to hiding, so in many cases, after the pheasant flies and lands, it will choose to run and hide in the bushes and grass quickly, and it is easy not to take off, and it will suddenly take off again when it is walked to it.
Pheasants are also social animals and like to move around in groups, such as in groups to move around farmland or near villages.
The pheasants here are naturally looking for all the food that can be eaten in the valley, the food in this is mainly the fruit of various trees, as well as wild foods such as various grass seeds, of course, in order to make these pheasants eat and reproduce more, Li An will also let people scatter some grains, so that the food source of the pheasants is more secure, especially after the number of group breeding, the wild food in the valley will definitely be insufficient, so it can only take artificial feeding to solve the problem of food.
On the branches of various trees, there will be some fruit residues, especially nut trees, there will always be a lot of hanging on the branches.
Under the leaf litter on the ground, there are also a lot of wild nuts, delicious grass seeds, and even a lot of small insects that overwinter, which are all delicacies that pheasants like to eat.
In spring, pheasants eat the stems and blades of grass that have just sprouted, or they use their beaks to plow the fields and eat the grains and seedlings in the soil.
In summer, it feeds on a variety of insects and other small invertebrates, as well as the shoots, berries and grass seeds of some plants.
In autumn, it mainly eats fruits, seeds, leaves, shoots, grass seeds and some insects of various plants, and in winter, it eats shoots, twigs, fruits and grains of various plants.
In short, the pheasant is an omnivorous animal, can eat almost anything, can find a lot of edible food throughout the year, and in the absence of natural predators, the pheasant can reproduce in very large quantities, and this is what Ang Lee hopes to see the most.
The reproductive ability of pheasants is still relatively strong, however, compared with domestic chickens, it is much weaker, domestic chickens can have one egg a day, and pheasants have one or two litters a year, each nest lays one or twenty eggs, and it is good to lay twenty or thirty eggs a year, and the reproductive capacity is only one-tenth of that of domestic chickens, but this is also good, at least stronger than many mammals.
For example, in this valley, wild boars are far less fertile than pheasants, and a female wild boar has a maximum of one litter a year, that is, five or six.
But compared to another mammal, the rabbit, the pheasant is very inferior, the rabbit's reproductive ability is completely explosive, in this valley, the rabbit's reproductive ability is absolutely the first, the pheasant can only be relegated to the second, the wild boar's reproductive ability is the weakest, can only rank third.
However, there is a certain risk for Ang Lee to raise these three animals together, of course, wild boars are larger, so naturally there is no risk, but pheasants and hares will be more dangerous, because wild boars, as omnivorous animals, will occasionally open meat, rabbits and pheasants can enter the wild boar's diet, especially fresh wild eggs, which are very popular snacks for wild boars.
At the beginning of making such a decision, Ang Lee was still a little hesitant, thinking that he should put the wild boar with a high violence index in a separate area, but after thinking about it, forget it! Let the wild boar scourge the hares and wild **! Especially hares, the reproductive ability is too strong, occasionally appetizing wild boars, it is nothing, anyway, hares like to dig holes, pheasants are good at hiding, wild boars want to eat them, it is not an easy thing, and the advantage of doing so is that you can survive the fittest, through the enemy of wild boars, to eliminate the old and weak among pheasants and hares, and promote the health of the whole group, at the same time, wild boars eat such good game, it is also very conducive to growth and development, and eventually the taste of wild boars will be more fragrant.
"Li Shilang, what kind of pheasant did you see just now? It's pretty good. ”
One of the emperors asked, taking a few steps forward.
Ang Lee breeds more than one breed of pheasant in the valley, but each one is his own.
"Oh, the few that flew away just now are colorful pheasants, a breed from the Americas, not only good-looking, but also very delicious, there are a lot of them in the Royal Animal Garden, Your Majesty rewarded me with five, and I raised them in the house for a period of time, and I got them here."
Ang Lee opened his mouth to introduce.
This colorful pheasant is indeed a new breed from the Americas, it is a very beautiful pheasant breed, and the reason why it is called colorful pheasant is because the feathers of this pheasant have many colors, just like a rainbow, so it has this beautiful name.
"Colorful pheasant, do you mean that this pheasant has seven colors of feathers?"
An imperial grandson asked.
Li An opened his mouth and said: "I'm afraid there are more than seven colors, but the colors that the rainbow has, this kind of pheasant is basically there, it is a very beautiful pheasant, much more beautiful than our native pheasant near Chang'an City." ”
"But no matter how beautiful a pheasant is, it's just a pheasant, and it can't be compared with a peacock in any case, let alone a crane and a phoenix."
Li Yu said.
"Phoenix? No one has ever seen this! Ha ha! ”
Ang Lee was amused.
It seems that Li An said that the colorful pheasants in the Americas are more beautiful than the pheasants in Chang'an City, which made Li Yu not very happy, and actually moved the mythical phoenix out.
"There is no phoenix, but I have cranes and peacocks in Datang, which are much stronger than any colorful pheasants."
Li Yu said.
"That's what the King of Quang Binh said! No matter how good the pheasant is, it is also a pheasant, how can it be compared with peacocks and cranes, however, the biggest advantage of pheasants is that they are easy to feed, cranes and peacocks, I don't dare to raise them casually, and the breeding speed is too slow to keep up with the consumption. ”
Li An said.