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"Every time I pass by and see the mother duck is not holding the nest, or protecting by the nest, for more than 10 days, looking forward to the baby to break out of the shell, looking forward to!" Recently, some netizens broke the news that there are "ducks" hatching babies on the surface of the South Lake in the Huizhou West Lake Scenic Area.
Under my mother's expectations, I plucked up the courage to break out of the shell.
Dad was a master hunter and brought me good food every time he went out.
Suddenly became a "net red duck", "the duck in question" in addition to the surprise, but also did not forget to clarify: this baby is not a duck. Because I look like a duck and have a straight and pointed mouth, I am often mistaken for a duck. In fact, I belong to one of the orders of ornithopods called the Psittaculosaurus (pì) (tī). I also have a small nickname, called "water hyacinth", our family crested ibis is still a national second-level protected animal.
In the past few days, the family that everyone cares about has also been born, and our family of 4 can be happy. Our adult partridges are the size of human palms, but the newborn babies are only the size of human thumbs, although they will jump into the water to swim as soon as they come out of the shell, but they do not know much about foraging skills, so I have to carry them on my back from time to time, and the task of foraging is entrusted to the father of the partridge. Papa Grebe is a strong swimmer, and the kung fu of diving to catch fish and catch aquatic insects is a must.
My home is in the water and weeds, and I love my home.
The beautiful Huizhou West Lake is my warm home.
Now, there are still two small cute treasures in our family that have not broken their shells. This time of year is our breeding season, and we can lay 4 to 8 eggs in a litter, which are "on the job" by me and my father in turn. On the surface of the South Lake, there are still 6 or 7 nests of partridge cubs that are being hatched, and after more than 20 days of hatching, they can come out of the shell, and our family members have now grown to dozens.
My parents' backs were my most comfortable haven.
Over the years, Huizhou has vigorously implemented the ecological protection of the West Lake, carried out the rectification and dredging, sewage interception and purification, water ecological restoration projects, improved the ecological self-purification ability of the West Lake water body, and specially passed legislation to protect the good ecological environment of the West Lake, guard the skyline of the West Lake, and set up a special work class "Mei Lake", which has our home for leisurely swimming. Now, under our feet is the clear flowing lake water, the lake water grass swaying, small fish swimming in groups, we dive between the lotus leaves and lotus flowers, drill into the lotus leaf built in the "water grass room", freely enjoy the taste of "love", happy to reproduce, just like living in the fairyland on earth, and we have also become the "West Lake elves" in people's mouths, it is too happy, can't help but sigh a sentence "The scenery of the West Lake is good everywhere, only envy the Plover is not envious of the immortals."
My nickname is "Water Hyacinth".
A family that is happy and harmonious.
Wen Huizhou Daily reporter Chen Chunhui
Pictured by Wang Jianqiao, a reporter from Huizhou Daily