Chapter 460 Air Combat
“No, the two baldies have only been away for a long time...”
Chen Ling turned over and dismounted, pointing to the falcon and two pigeons standing on the horse: " I found this guy following me out halfway, and he brought two little pigeons with him.
But I have never seen an eagle stealing chickens before.”
“Don’t say that. No eagles have come to steal chickens before. I have never seen several eagles get together to steal chickens from someone else's house.
There are a lot of eagles flying in the sky in the morning and evening these days. I counted them several times when I was herding sheep. At most, there were more than a dozen flying in circles in the sky.
As a result, this morning, not long after you went out, seven or eight eagles pounced directly on the chickens in the back of our house.
Do you think this is strange? "
Wang Cunye said this and cursed angrily: "His grandma, I was herding sheep on the slope and watched those eagles fall down. "
The falcon, in literary terms, is born to belong to the sky. It has seen the vast world, so it is very aloof and unsociable.
When they go hunting, they always go alone.
Even after the autumn harvest, you can often see a few goshawks circling in the high blue sky, but this is not a collective hunting.
It just proves that there are enough prey. They each have their own goals and rarely fall in the same place.
Especially in a small location with clear goals like the back hill of Chen Ling’s farm.
“Yes, at that time Erhei stayed at home by himself, and the two Heiba followed your father to herd the sheep and played with Ruirui. The remaining dogs went out looking for food in the morning and did not come back. Follow the chickens in the mountains
Who knew those eagles would come towards our chickens.
As a result, Erhei ran out and screamed. Susu and I noticed that something was wrong with the chickens in the back mountain. We counted four chickens missing.
They are all old hens laying eggs.
When Erhei chased after him, there was an eagle tearing chicken feathers on the tree on the cliff in the distance, preparing to eat it.
Two more came just now, and this time the dogs drove them away.
If it doesn't leave and it dares to fall down again, I'll kill it if I don't. "
Gao Xiulan held the long bamboo pole and gritted her teeth in anger.
This is actually not to blame for the lax supervision of the little dogs.
It is true that these dogs at home have extremely big appetites. , The stomach is like a bottomless pit, and the appetite is terrifying
The leftover food is not enough for them to fill their teeth.
It just so happens that the wheat is harvested this season, and there are a lot of wild animals in the farmland.
Vole, hare, pheasant and the like.
The most common ones are birds, there are many wild birds and water birds...
Let them out every morning and let them find food by themselves.
Once in the morning and once in the evening.
This not only exercises their ability to hunt for food, but also saves the family from having to worry about their food every day.
Otherwise, a large pot of dog food would have to be prepared every day.
Ten dogs can eat more than ten people.
Actually, Chen Ling doesn't care how much he spends on dogs.
The key is that it is very troublesome.
It was like asking workers to work every day, with a big meal every morning and every night.
It’s okay for a day or two, but it’s unbearable to do this every day.
“Maybe it’s because our dogs caught the wild things in the nearby fields too hard that those eagles took aim at us...”
Chen Ling thought for a while and said .
“Hey, according to what you said, it’s really possible.”
Wang Cunye frowned, "After all, there are too many birds flying over in our orchard every day, and chickens, ducks and geese are released every day. When the eagle sees it, it must think: Why should I bother to eat when there is such a ready-made food?" What are you looking for in the wild?
Hey, I didn’t expect that when one came, they all followed.
Luckily, there was always someone at home and we found it early, otherwise many of them would have been eaten. I don’t necessarily know.”
Chickens and ducks raised by people in the mountains are always free-range.
It is difficult to keep free-range chickens and ducks in this way. They are most afraid of two things, one is foxes, and the other is hawks.
There have been fewer foxes in recent years, and weasels and mountain civets have become the next most natural enemies after foxes.
But these are all on the ground.
There are always eagles flying in the sky. In addition to the common kites, the most common ones here are goshawks, which are often called eagles.
This thing is different from other omnivorous mountain birds.
Not only does it like to eat birds, mice, rabbits, etc. that are smaller than itself, it also likes to eat those that are larger than them, and even the carcasses of wild beasts. It is very ferocious.
Catching a chicken is just a piece of cake for them.
"The sun is very poisonous now. I can't see any eagles flying in the sky. I guess they won't come back for a while."
Chen Ling raised his head and looked at the sky around him.
It’s close to noon, when the sun is at its strongest. Standing in a place without shade for a while can make people feel dizzy.
The eagle can't stand the heat even in the sky.
"Well, there were two wandering around in this forest just now. They wanted to fall down, so I asked my mother to drive them away with a bamboo pole."
Wang Susu sighed and looked at the two bald men combing their feathers on horseback. , asked: "Can Er Baldy watch those eagles come again?"
"I'm also worried. If we have dinner later, I can go to the mountain to guard them.
It’s very cool on the mountain. Even if I move a deck chair to sleep, if someone is watching, they won’t dare to come.”
Wang Cunye felt heartbroken when he thought about the old hen that was eaten by the eagle, for fear that the eagle would come again. .
Nowadays, the chicken flock is quite large. They are looking for food everywhere in the mountains, running around and crawling around. They are too scattered. The dogs only serve as a deterrent to the small beasts that steal chickens in the mountains and forests.
The eagle in the sky is still a bit hard to guard against.
Those eagles who want to catch chickens on the ground will definitely find the best time to launch a sudden attack, and they may not know when they will come down.
People are always on guard against them, so there is no need to do anything else.
Just stare all day long. "No, I can do that."
Chen Ling shook his head. This wild thing, whether it is a bird or an animal, as long as it knows that there is food in a place, no matter whether it has been driven away by humans or not, it will definitely come again in the future.
So you have to hurt them once so that they won’t attack again.
"Er Baldy has been hunting birds, and every time he hunts, he is accurate. He has never hunted an eagle before."
Chen Ling touched Er Baldy's hard and smooth wing feathers, "These days Don’t go out for the rest of the day, behave well, and I will reward you for your good performance.”
Those eagles that stole the chickens have already flown away.
Er Baldy didn’t know what was going on yet, but he just enjoyed Chen Ling’s touch and spread his wings on the horse and approached him.
"You won't go out these two days?"
Wang Susu knew that Chen Ling was going to send clothes and fabrics to her second brother. No matter how big the quantity was, she would definitely go there.
“Let’s go out, but it won’t be in the way. There are many hawks in the morning and dusk.
We specially choose the morning and evening hours so as not to delay things. Once they come out to look for food, we will see which eagle dares to fly towards us. Then we will let the two bald ones fly up. If there are more, I will be there. Shoot down below...
Let's see if they dare to come over in the future. "
Chen Ling chuckled, even if he didn't have two bald men, he still had a gun at home.
To deal with the eagle in the sky, the gun is more effective than the bow and crossbow. If you hit it once, you will hear the gun again. It sounded like a frightened bird.
After hearing Chen Ling come up with a solution in a few words, the father-in-law and his father-in-law breathed a sigh of relief. They were actually furious and panicked and didn't know what to do. < br>
So in the afternoon, Chen Ling drove a tractor to Huangni Town to bring home defective clothes and fabrics. Then he took out his shotgun and took Erbaldy to the back mountain to weave a fishing net and wait.
As a result, when it got dark, only three or two eagles were hovering over Shanzhong Lake. There were also some eagles near Laohe Bend in the distance, but they didn't fly this way.
Until the next morning, shortly after the chickens, ducks and geese were released, the family was having breakfast when they suddenly heard the rapid and sharp whistle of a flock of pigeons in the sky, and a black shadow suddenly passed overhead.
The pigeons in the sky are flapping their wings and flying away, the dogs are barking wildly from the mountains behind, and the chickens and ducks are also hurriedly restless...
"The eagle is here! It's catching our pigeons!"
Wang Zhenzhen put down his chopsticks and looked up at the sky.
But in the early morning sky, the pigeons were suddenly attacked by a black hawk and fled in panic.
At this time, Chen Ling had already hurriedly ran out with his gun.
When I went out to take a look, I found that several old hens foraging at the foot of the mountain gave a "cluck cluck" alarm and were leading their chicks into the lush bushes.
What surprised Chen Ling was that his chickens experienced yesterday's crisis without being frightened or experiencing any stress.
Instead, they evacuated their children in an orderly and calm manner and looked for places to hide.
After that, there are still some bold ones who just hide in the chicken coops on the hillside, turning their red cheeks and blinking their small golden eyes, watching vigilantly the fierce battle between the eagles and the doves.
These pigeons are not the two small breeding pigeons on the farm, they are the ones raised in the village.
There are six small families and twelve pigeons, forming a medium-sized pigeon flock.
Basically, he would fly to the farm every day, come here to beg for food, or walk up and down on the bamboo tiles on the roof.
Yesterday afternoon, Chen Ling didn't wait for the eagle. Out of boredom, he took out two small pigeon whistles given by Chen Sangui and tied them to the legs of the strongest pigeon.
Let the pigeons play in a few circles.
But what I didn’t expect was.
On the first morning after I tied the pigeon whistle, I was attacked by an eagle.
“Could it be that the whistle attracted the attention of the eagle and caused the eagle that originally wanted to steal the chicken to change its target?”
Chen Ling muttered to himself and aimed at the eagle attacking the pigeon in the southwest.
At the same time, from the corner of my eyes, I noticed a few goshawks circling over the fields to the south.
As long as you dare to fly here, you will immediately turn around and shoot in the air.
At this time, the black hawk was chasing one of the lone pigeons. The sky was black and gray, and it seemed that there were only two figures...
Chen Ling saw the gap, Just raise your gun and shoot.
"Bang——"
The moment the shot was fired.
At the same time, the whistle of the pigeon in the sky sounded quickly again, which seemed to be a bit sad.
The eagle chasing after the pigeon suddenly turned around and flew towards Yamanaka Lake in a sharp turn.
He actually gave up on the prey he was about to catch.
The birds in the forest also began to chirp restlessly.
I saw another black shadow appear in the sky, flying from nowhere. It was much bigger and faster than the eagle.
As soon as it appeared, the black hawk was so frightened that it fled in panic.
Seeing this, Chen Ling immediately felt relieved: "It's okay, Erbaldy guy didn't lose his chain."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a black figure fleeing towards the mountain lake direction. His body sank, then he suddenly raised his head, flapped his wings vigorously and flew upwards, drawing a beautiful arc in the sky...
The second bald man was so fast, several times faster than when he was flying behind Chen Ling. He could hardly see his shadow.
Only a black arc like undulating waves can be seen, swishing by like water floating on water.
In the blink of an eye, the figure of the two bald men flew past the black hawk in a strange and unpredictable arc. When he saw it clearly again, he had already flown ten meters away from the black hawk.
And the Black Hawk, like an enemy plane that had been bombed out, fell headlong in the sky and fell powerlessly.
“Holy shit, isn’t it? Even if you encounter an eagle, you can hit him in one move?”
Chen Ling was immediately shocked. He thought they were all birds of prey, and they were going to fight in the sky.
After all, the eagle is not an ordinary bird with feathers.
I quickly whistled at the two bald men, and then the two bald men turned back, swooped down, grabbed the black hawk carcass that was about to fall from the sky, and glided over with ease.
"Pah."
Black Eagle's body fell at Chen Ling's feet. He picked it up and saw that his head was broken.
It turned out that when the two bald men quickly passed by Black Eagle, a pair of sharp claws delivered a fatal blow to Black Eagle's head.
(End of this chapter)