The crane pavilion is high and overlooking, and Pinghu is brightly lit. Thousands of acres of lotus pond incense, Allosaurus fishing boats compete. In the east of Shiping County, you can look up and enjoy the Yilong Lake. During the rainy season, rivers flow into it, but they are not the source of lakes. Gai Lake is the source lake, and there are many Longtan on the north bank. There are 72 harbors in the south, and the larger one is Jiuqu. Together with the three islands in the west of the lake, Jiuqu has three islands.
It is precisely because of this clarity that every winter, Yilong Lake attracts countless tourists to stop and watch. Of course, the famous "guests" are also indispensable to the air "elves" who migrate due to the seasons ... Last June165438+1October, the first batch of red-billed gulls came to Yilong Lake early and wintered here. The water is full of reeds, and the birds are constantly singing, which makes people yearn for it.
If you think the above picture is her panorama, then you underestimate the charm of Yilong Lake. ...
Under the lens, a purple water chicken, which is only known as "the most beautiful waterfowl in the world", is playing in the water on Yilong Lake. In the wetland grass, purple, blue and green feathers shine in the lazy sun. They are world-class endangered waterfowl; They are also animal stars in the spotlight.
According to experts' description, Purple Water Chicken likes group activities and is meek and timid. In order to avoid the threat from the outside world, it usually only moves in the morning and evening, and hides in the reeds in the afternoon to recuperate.
When it is active, it becomes a walking athlete, often wading in shallow water near the water, climbing on reed stems, or walking and staying on plants or leaves floating on the water. But when it comes to flying ability, it is a bit inferior. When flying, its wings flap slowly and its long feet hang behind it. At first glance, clumsy and cute.
Although purple waterfowl has the word "chicken", it has nothing to do with chicken and belongs to crane family waterfowl. Due to the extremely rare number, it has been listed in the World Conservation Union and is known as the "panda in the water".
198 1 year, the industry once thought that Purple Water Chicken was extinct in China. Before 2006, there were only 15 recorded purple water chickens in China. However, on 20 16, some people photographed scattered purple water chickens in Yilong Lake, Yunnan Province, and the number was about 30. It is gratifying that up to now, Zishuiji has appeared in Erhai Lake in Dali, Eryuan West Lake and Heqing Caohai.
Due to the long-term management and protection of Yilong Lake, once extinct purple waterfowl reappeared and lived here ... In addition to purple waterfowl, there are a number of rare birds such as pincers, chestnut kites, long-tailed pheasants, black-crowned night herons, gray-headed pheasants, colorful birds, purple waterfowl, etc. They also make Yilong Lake their home. By 20 18, there are 56 species of wild birds in Yilong Lake.