Wetlands are frozen
Artificial "extra meals" to ensure that migratory birds survive the winter safely
In the early morning, migratory birds soar freely on the lake, choose food and play, and the beautiful scenery of the lake is full of snow.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, just after dawn, the members of the patrol team of Tuanbo Bird Nature Reserve began their day's inspection.
Keep an eye on your step, don't slip. Li Yanhuan, deputy director of the Management Committee of the Tuanbo Bird Nature Reserve, walked in the front, and turned back to remind his colleagues on patrol as he walked. For them, patrol work is as important as eating and sleeping every day, every time they see the birds hovering over their heads, there is an inextricable fate and affection in their hearts, "As long as we see them, our hearts are very steady, this feeling, may not be able to be experienced by others." Li Yanhuan said proudly.
Li Yanhuan told reporters that the recent continuous snowfall and low temperature have made them worried. The foraging areas of migratory birds are mainly lakes and meadows, which are completely covered by snow, and the foraging range of migratory birds is seriously reduced, and they can only go to the shallows to find food. What needs to be solved at present, and what they are most concerned about, is the problem of "eating" for migratory birds.
For this reason, in the transition zone between land and water on the shore of Tuanbo Lake, the inspectors will evenly scatter millet, corn and other grains. "In bad weather, we feed about 25 kilograms a day. Li Yanhuan introduced, "Before the winter, the management committee reserved 2,500 kilograms of high-quality corn and other bird favorite food as their 'nutritious meal', every time they see them 'full and full of food' after moving freely, I and the patrol team members are very happy." ”
Every time they patrol the lake, the patrol team members will bring binoculars, mainly because if they get too close, it is easy to disturb the migratory birds, and once the migratory birds fly too far away from the lake area, they have to find a new feeding place. Therefore, it is only possible to observe from a distance and record the observation data in order to detect changes in the number of migratory birds in time.
In addition, the patrol team members also need to use binoculars to observe whether anyone is approaching the lake area and to see if they are illegal bird catchers. Li Yanhuan told reporters that illegal bird catchers sometimes take advantage of bad weather to poach migratory birds. Therefore, the more bad the weather, the more they will increase their patrols.
As an important "station" on the road of migratory birds migrating south, in recent years, the Management Committee of Tuanbo Bird Nature Reserve has built an ecological barrier and guarded the "paradise of migratory birds" by implementing active ecological restoration measures, increasing inspection and patrol efforts, improving the electronic "fence" monitoring system, carrying out various special actions to severely crack down on illegal acts that damage the resources of the reserve, and increasing the publicity of wetland and bird habitat protection.
Li Yanhuan said: "We will pay attention to the weather changes at any time, continue to pay close attention to the dynamic changes of migratory birds, and continue to do a good job in manual feeding and supplemental feeding to ensure that migratory birds can survive the winter safely." ”
Seeing the migratory birds quietly enjoying the "breakfast", Li Yanhuan couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and he raised the telescope again to observe everything on this increasingly beautiful lake.
In the distance, flocks of birds are flying towards the feeding area......
*: Jinghai Fusion Media.