240. Bush Jr.
If Qin Shiou hadn't dealt with Old James, he knew that he was serious and serious, and he thought the old man was joking with him.
Is this a bald eagle? This guy with gray-brown feathers looks like a gray dove is the famous American national bird?
Qin Shiou didn't know much about seabirds, and after hearing Old James' words, he looked surprised.
Old James was also surprised and asked, "Can't you recognize it? This is the baby bird of the bald eagle, a very small little guy."
Qin Shiou felt ashamed of his ignorance and stuttered: "Well, isn't the bald eagle's head snow-white? Isn't its mouth golden? Why is it like this--uh, like a bird?"
After hearing his words, Old James laughed and explained: "My Oriental boy, you don't know enough about the bald eagle. This bird is like an ugly duckling. When he was a child, his feathers were dark brown and ugly. But when it grew up, it will undergo a complete transformation and become the magnificent sea eagle king!"
Only then did Qin Shiou understand what was going on. He had never cared about this kind of raptor that was respected as a divine bird by native North Americans.
Old James pointed to the big tree next to him to show Qin Shiou. This was a tall North American sequoia, more than 30 meters high and nearly two meters in diameter. The trunk rose straight into the sky, majestic and proud. In Gloucester Harbor, this tree is a landmark with the name of the lighthouse.
North American Sequoia is one of the four tallest trees in the world. In California, the origin of the country, it can often grow to more than 100 meters high and has a diameter of more than 8 meters. It can be called a land giant.
There is a bird's nest at the top of the trunk of this sequoia, which is made of branches and sticks, and is also very large. Even if you look at it more than 30 meters away, Qin Shiou could sense its spectacularity.
Old James pointed to the bird's nest and explained: "There are Bush and Barbara couples living there, they are the only pair of bald eagles in our harbor. You know, Qin, these birds are rare now, and we keep occupying their habitat and using bipara chlorophenyltrichloroethane insecticides that will prevent them from laying eggs normally. They are getting smaller and smaller."
"In addition, the breeding method of this bird has also led to their rare population. The female birds among the bald sea eagles start hatching after laying the first egg, and laying a second egg in the early stage of hatching, which causes the dates of the chicks to shell out can vary by several days, so the chicks that first shell out are often much larger than the chicks that later shell out.”
"In this way, when food is lacking, the big chicks that have been shelled first will eat the small chicks that have been shelled later as food!"
Qin Shiou grinned, "Oh, the tiger is poisonous and can't eat anything." This bald eagle is so arrogant. How can the brothers and sisters use their younger brothers and sisters as food?"
But it is normal to think about it. The more brave and good at fighting birds and beasts are, the more cruel and harsh the living environment is, otherwise they will not be able to polish their tough temperament.
For example, Qin Shiou used to raise mastiffs in his hometown. When he gave birth to nine puppies in a litter, he would be stuffed into the cellar to kill each other. The one that survived was a mountain mastiff that could shock the mountains.
Old James said, squatting down, pulling the eagle for a moment, and said regretfully: "Every year, Barbara will give birth to two children, for some reason. It and Bush's children always like to fight, and the big chicks will bite the little chicks to death. This little bird should have fallen from the nest after being attacked by his brother. Unfortunately, its wings have not grown yet. They can't fly, so they can only open and cushion..."
As he said that, Old James shook his head in frustration.
Qin Shiou saw that the little eagle could still struggle slightly and said, "It is not dead yet. Now I will ask the doctor to show it. Can't I save it?"
Old James said helplessly: "The bald eagle has a strong vitality. It can fly for several kilometers even if its head is chopped off. But this little guy is over. My young man fell from a height of thirty meters, even if he spread his wings and cushioned it. Its internal organs have fallen and broken, and now it is just a rebirth."
Thinking of the mightyness of the bald eagle I saw on TV or movies before, Qin Shiou felt itchy. He asked, "Old guy, can I take this little bird away?"
Old James shrugged and said, "You can do whatever you want, but I advise you not to waste your time. This little thing is destined to see God."
Qin Shiou carefully held the eagle in his hand and hurriedly ran towards the yacht. Old James shouted behind him: "Don't expose the eagle's body when you are on the sea, be careful to cause trouble! The sea surveillance will not listen to your explanation!"
The US Wild Bird Protection Law stipulates that fishermen are not allowed to abuse and kill birds when they go to sea. In addition, bald eagles are cites first-class protected birds in the Washington Convention, and trading and killing bald eagles are illegal.
The sea monster and Shaq were shopping for things and replenishing bait and other accessories for the boat. When Qin Shiou saw Qin Shiou hurriedly running towards the yacht, they asked what was wrong. Qin Shiou had no time to pay attention to the two of them, so he got on the yacht and found a basin of water to put the eagle in the water.
After being bumped by him, the little eagle, who was about to reach the end of his life, was almost finished, and his tender little mouth was covered with blood.
After putting it into the water, Qin Shiou madly drove the sea god's energy to pour in all directions. The eagle lay weakly in the water, her eyes closed and motionless.
"Damn shit! Fuck!" Qin Shiou kicked the basin with hatred. The basin swayed. The eagle inside flapped its wings, opened its eyes faintly, and looked at Qin Shiou in panic.
Seeing the little eagle reacting, Qin Shiou was so happy that he quickly continued to instill the energy of the sea god into the little eagle's body. As long as the little thing had a breath, he believed that he could save it.
Shaq and others came onto the yacht in a panic and asked anxiously: "Boss, what's wrong?"
Just now, only Qin Shiou went to the children watching. Shaq, Sea Monster and others did not have this leisure, so they didn't know about the little bald eagle.
Qin Shiou raised his finger and snorted, looked outside as if nervous, and took out the wet eagle from behind.
"God, the bald-headed sea eagle!" shouted the sea monster.
Shaq covered his mouth and asked Qin Shiou carefully: "Hi, boss, where did you get this?"
Bald eagles are prohibited from trading and raising stealth in the United States or Canada. They are more protected than rare birds such as Darwin American ostrum, knife-beaked phoenix pheasant, emperor woodpecker, and Cuban hook-beaked kite. After all, this is a national bird.
Qin Shiou shrugged and said, "I picked it up. The children found the little bird that fell from the tree. They thought the bird had fallen to death, and then I picked it up."
The sea god's energy is not a quick-acting heart-saving pill. The little bald eagle is still weak now. It is lying weak in Qin Shiou's hands, and it is exhausted and it is difficult to open its eyes.
Shaq and the sea monster looked at each other and were about to say something, Qin Shiou waved his hand and said, "Don't advise me to return it to whom. This little guy is mine. I want to take it back to the farewell island."
"Then take it back, I hope I can leave the United States safely." Shaq said. Anyway, this is a bird I got from the United States, so it would be better to bring it to Canada.
Qin Shiou built a nest with wood powder in the corner of the yacht, and then put the ugly little bald eagle in.
The little bald eagle was listless, half open his eyes and looked at Qin Shiou, stuffed his head into his wings and lay down and napped.
Qin Shiou saw it as lazy and ugly. He originally wanted to name it Chou Chou, Lazy Egg, etc., but later he thought of its father named Bush, so he patted its little head and said, "Okay, your name is Bush."
Chapter completed!