Old Stork River
Old stork River
As a Xixia people, everyone must know the Old Stork River, the Old Stork River in the daytime between the mountains of the West Gorge winding and twisting, turning thousands of times, in the sun's illumination of the scales and waves flashing; as the sun sets in the west, the calm water surface of the Old Stork River reflects the sky, looking up, half of the river is red, quietly holding up the entire dusk, it can be described as "a remnant of the sun paving the water, half of the river is half red." ”
The Old Stork River in the evening
In the evening, everyone likes to go to the river for a walk, blowing the evening wind by the river, the river reflects the moon, and the moon supports the surging emotions in people's hearts.
It can be said that the beautiful Old Stork River nourishes the beautiful and rich land of Xixia, supports the feelings of Xixia people, returns to her hometown, and when she sees her, even if the mood is chaotic and restless, it is quiet in an instant.
So, as a Xixia person, do you really understand the Old Stork River?
The Old Stork River, also known as the Stork River, is an ancient name for si water, average water, and water analysis. Because of the green trees on both sides of the former river, many storks inhabit it, named Lao Stork River. Later generations built weirs and dams along the river, diverting water to irrigate the fields, also known as the old irrigation river.
The Lao Stork River originates in Xiaomiaoling (the northern foothills of the main peak of Funiu Mountain) in Luanchuan County, flows southwest to Wulichuan Town, Lushi County, turns southeast, passes through Zhuyangguan Town into Xixia County, reaches Huaishuwa into Huaichuan County, and flows into Danjiang via Shangji Town to Mabu Town. The district length is 150. 3 km, basin area 3204. 5 square kilometers, Danjiang Reservoir after the storage of water below Yiziying in Shangji Town, Huaichuan County is the reservoir area. The length of the river in the territory of Xixia is 109. 4 kilometers, the width of the river trough is 50 ~ 350 meters, the trough bottom ratio drops by 1/2000 ~ 1/3000.
From the above Baidu encyclopedia introduction, it is not difficult to find that the naming of the old stork river and the stork bird are inextricably linked, the ecological protection of the West Gorge Stork River has been very good, everyone goes to the river to play and often can see a lot of white birds, but these white birds are really stork birds? Some people say it's an egret, some say it's a stork, some say it's a crane, what kind of bird is that?
Now please follow the editor to explore the secret of the white bird.
First, let's take a look at the introduction of storks
Storks are large waders: white body feathers, or green inky with metallic luster. The mouth is red or black, powerful, upright, and cylindrical. The feet are red , the foretoes are half-webbed ; the claws are flattened and short. The wings are long and the tail is short.
The stork is a crane-like bird, also like a heron, about four feet tall, with gray-white plumage, a red and long beak, long and red feet, short claws, black and white feathers, and often nested in pine trees.
The stork genus ( scientific name : Ciconia ) is a large wader of the stork family. Among them, the black stork and the oriental white stork distributed in China are all national first-class protected animals. The white-necked stork was first discovered in Yunnan in 2011, a new record for birds in China.
Take another look at the white birds in our hometown
The picture shows a long-distance close-up of the Guanhe Bridge, without interfering with its normal habitat activities
It can be seen from the figure that its beak is long and black, the feet are long and yellow, the claws are long and the tail is short, the feathers are pure white, and some of the characteristics of the stork are similar to quite high.
Take another look at the introduction of the crane
The crane family ( Gruidae ) is a taxonomic family of ornithopods , with many well-known cranes , including four genera. The genus Crested Crane and the Genus Phylloscopus are all distributed in the sub-Saharan Desert of the African continent. There are two species of cranes, of which the crane is the smallest crane in the world. There are 10 species in the genus Crane and 8 species in China. There are 15 species of cranes in the world, and they are found on all continents of the world except South America and Antarctica.
White crane (scientific name: Grus leucogeranus): Is a large wader, slightly smaller than the red-crowned crane, slightly larger than the egret, with a body length of 130-140 cm. The body is white throughout when standing, the thorax and forehead are bright red, and the mouth and feet are dark red; when flying, the tip of the wings is black, and the rest of the feathers are white. The iris is brownish yellow, and the mouth and feet are dark red. The feet of the 2-year-old turn red, and the 3-year-old's mouth also turns red.
The posterior toes of the subfamily Tsurus are small and high, and cannot be held against the first three toes, so they cannot perch on trees.
The feathers are yellow, white, black and other colors, of which the white hair is the best, about three feet long, more than three feet high, and the beak is about four inches long. The upper cheeks and eyes are red, the feet are blue, the neck is slender, and the knees are thick and thin. The torso feathers are white, while the wings and tail feathers are black, and its direct call is particularly loud.
Source: Baidu Encyclopedia
Combined with the above obvious characteristics comparison, the crane can basically be excluded.
Let's take a look at the herons
Heron is a common name for birds of the stork family Heron family. It is a large and medium-sized wader, mainly active in wetlands and near woodlands, and is an important indicator species in wetland ecosystems. There are 62 species in 17 genera in the world, and 20 species in 9 genera in China, which can be divided into two ecological types: tree nest and reed nest. This is a very old group of birds that have been active on Earth since about 55 million years ago. They have a long beak, long neck, long feet, plumage color is white, brown, gray-blue, etc., some heron birds have winter feathers, summer feathers. Or during the breeding period, filamentous feathers will appear on the head, chest, back and other parts, and gradually disappear after the breeding period. The long neck will shrink into an S shape when flying, the long legs will extend behind the tail, and the wings will be slowly flapped, which is the recognizable characteristic of birds in the wild heron family.
Egret (English name: Little Egret): There are 13 species of birds in the genus Egret, including the Great Egret, the Middle Egret, the Small Egret and the Yellow-billed Egret, all of which are all fully white, all of which are commonly known as "egrets". All four species of egrets are medium-sized (45-90 cm) white herons. It is distinguished from the bull-backed heron in that it is larger and slender , with a black bill and legs , yellow toes , pure white reproductive plumage , slender ornamental feathers on the nape of the neck , and a stingy feather on the back and chest. The great egret is large, with neither a crown nor a breast feather; the medium egret is medium in size, with no crown but a breast feather; the small egret and yellow-billed egret are small, with both crowns and thoracic feathers.
Only from the analysis of pictures and texts, the similarity between white birds and herons is also quite high, what is the bird, or from the analysis of life habits, flight posture, call and living environment, non-professionals really can't do it, but also to avoid destroying its habitat. It is hoped that the ecological environment governance of Xixia will continue as always to provide a better living environment for white birds.