Yangtze River Daily - Yangtze River Network November 28 (reporter Zhan Li correspondent Liu Tianchang) on the 28th, the fourth lesson of the nature class in Shahu Park arrived as scheduled, and the well-known science blogger "Black Scaled Chicken Crown Snake" from Hubei Bode Natural Ecology Center and more than 2 million Weibo fans led 12 children to take stock of the "Heron" clan tree and reveal the survival of the Heron Bird.
(The picture shows children observing water birds.) Reporter Zhan Li photo)
Many people confuse herons with cranes, but they don't. Unlike cranes, herons are wading birds that generally live in the water or in grasses near the water. They have no webbed toes, or are small webbing and feed on fish, frogs, and mice. "The body of the cowback heron looks like the shape of a raindrop upside down!" Seeing the pictures of heron birds displayed by the teacher, the children used their imaginations.
"The green heron is a very intelligent bird, and the green herons at the Wuhan Zoo often compete with red-crowned cranes for food. They will observe the movements of the red-crowned crane and steal the loach of the red-crowned crane when it is not ready. "Black-scaled cockatoo snake," said. In addition, green herons will also take away the bread that tourists throw in the water, and will also take advantage of the fish to eat the bread, and quickly prey on it. Cannabis flounders that bark like water monsters, green herons that can fish... The vivid story amazed the children.
(The picture shows children observing black water chickens in the wild.) Reporter Zhan Li photo)
Today's nature mentor "Black Scaled Chicken Crown Snake" is also a well-known science blogger on Weibo, and has been in contact with nature science education work since 2017. He said: "The lake area of Sand Lake is very large, and the biodiversity resources here are very rich, which is suitable for many animals to inhabit. When watching birds, we must not disturb, do not chase, do not feed. Because nature is the home of the birds, we just go to their homes and follow the rules. ”
【Editor: Zhu Chenying】