Chapter 31 This country kite is not a good person either
After the meal was ready, Yue Feng personally went to call Xiao Tao’s father Li Wen and his family of four over.

The meals prepared by the Yue family were quite large and were divided into two portions. The gentlemen ate at one table, drank, and boasted, while the women and children ate at another table. The meal lasted from 11:50 to 1:30 before the battle ended.

Yue Lei had a leg injury, so Yue Feng drank some on behalf of his father and the guests at home.

We had something to do in the afternoon, so we didn’t drink too much. Each of us drank about three taels of strong liquor.

Yue Lei also liked the small pine nut brought back by his son, and Yue Feng decisively gave it to his father to play with. Everyone was still thinking about going up the mountain to play with the nets, so after eating and drinking, they said hello and went up the mountain again with the eagle flat.

The first stop was still the grove by the river. Less than three hours after noon, another eagle hit the net.

An old wiggler (an adult female sparrowhawk), a heart-breasted purple kite, and the hanging net that had been motionless all morning still didn’t catch anything.

The flowers on the chest of the old white-breasted cuckoo were completely gray, and it was obvious that he was quite old. This old guy was unruly and had no value in taming, so he was released right away.

It is worth mentioning that the second kite that was caught in the net was not in too bad condition.

This purple kite is half a size smaller than Yue Feng’s big blue kite, and weighs about five and a half taels when flattened in the hand.

The eagle is not big, but looks very energetic, with a slender body and very thin arms. Even without actual combat, one can tell from its body shape that it is a fast eagle.

The weight is average, and the size of the eagle claw is slightly smaller than that of the Great Green Kites, but it is definitely enough to catch prey such as flying dragons and sand chickens that weigh about half a catty to one catty.

“I was just talking about it this morning, and here comes the eagle! It’s a purple kite. Xiao Tao, come and help me dress up the eagle first!”

Yue Feng greeted him and took out the kite that Yue Lei had shot at home yesterday from his bag.

After putting on the leggings, Yue Feng took out a tight cotton jacket from his pocket, wrapped the two arms into the jacket, and then wrapped the lower corners around it and tightened it. The little kite was completely bound.

“Don’t stuff this little purple kite into your bag. You three, take turns beating it this afternoon! Just consider it as a pre-emptive strike! Xiao Tao, you go first!” Yue Feng handed the tightened hawk directly to Xiao Tao’s hands.

The previous big blue kite was a little hard to catch in my hand because of its large size, but this purple kite is just the right size to fit in my hand.

The falconry team managed to catch the second eagle that was actually doing its job.

After the eagle was packed up, Yue Feng hung up the eagle net again, checked the lure to make sure it was not dehydrated, and then led everyone back up the mountain.

They still climbed up the ridge from the gentle slope on the Erjiagou side, but this time Yue Feng did not stay on this ridge. He took his three brothers across a ridge with a slightly steeper slope and came to the second site.

For the next three hours, everyone followed Yue Feng to start the actual falconry training mode. The three brothers took turns releasing the training eagle, the Great Blue Harrier, in their hands, attacking the prey in the distance again and again.

In fact, releasing hawks is not difficult once you are familiar with the details of the whole process. With the accumulation of experience from actual combat training, the three brothers gradually became more sophisticated in releasing hawks.

The eagle release in the afternoon was also quite fruitful. Yue Feng also caught six flying dragons and three sand half chickens while training with the students. Before we knew it, it was already evening. Before the sun sets, eagles in the wild will also have a window period for hunting. In fact, the probability of eagles dropping in the morning and evening is higher than at noon.

Because he had just come down from the mountain, the first eagle net that Yue Feng checked was the one that had not caught anything during the day and was located near the south side of the forest.

This time, Yue Feng discovered that the eagle net’s hook was triggered even though he was dozens of meters away. He immediately quickened his pace and rushed over.

A khaki kite had been tangled in the netting wires because of its constant struggle after hitting the net. At this moment, the kite was curled up on the ground, its mouth open in fear with its tongue sticking out.

Yue Feng knew that this was because the eagle was struggling violently when the net was cast, causing exhaustion and dehydration, so he decisively took out the kettle from his bag to fill the eagle with water, and then he took off the net on the eagle little by little.

Compared with the purple kite caught at noon, this kite has no special features.

The feathers on its body are khaki in color, and the patterns on its chest are a bit messy. The eagle’s wings are not thin, and the muscles on its chest are not as thick as those of the Great Blue Kites and the Purple Kites.

Seeing that I have been introducing the different types of eagles, some people may have a question: can the different fur colors and body details of eagles really determine their actual combat capabilities?
Responsible answer, with an accuracy rate of over 85%.

How do you explain the logic behind this?
In fact, it is very simple. When observing an eagle, you look at the color of its feathers, which represents its different breeding grounds. Different breeding grounds may result in differences in subspecies, which directly affects its performance in actual hunting.

For example, the goshawks bred locally in the Northeast, most of the subadults, regardless of gender, have bright red hair, and the weight of female individuals is generally around two to two and a half catties.

The breeding ground is further north in Siberia. The goshawks that breed there have light-colored feathers with a grass-white base. The starting weight of female individuals there is over two and a half kilograms, and occasionally there are large ones that can even weigh more than three kilograms.

To be more specific, the hunting environment in the wild for birds of prey varies depending on their breeding grounds. Some eagle chicks grow up eating sparrows, mice and toads, while others grow up eating turtledoves, sand chickens and flying dragons. After leaving the nest, when they follow their parents to learn how to hunt, the prey they come into contact with are also different.

Yue Feng felt that this khaki kite was probably a native of the local pine forests. It didn’t have any obvious advantages, but since there was no room for selection at the moment, he didn’t rush to release it and would just keep it for now.

I originally thought it was just an ordinary item, but it soon turned out to be a reversal.

When Yue Feng was about to put a small coat on the eagle, the feather patterns of several different colors on the belly of the kite caught Yue Feng’s attention.

With his new discovery, Yue Feng looked at the feathers on the kite’s belly, and then checked the eagle’s tail feathers.

“Not bad, not bad. I originally thought it was just an ordinary eagle, but I didn’t expect it to be such a good guy.” Yue Feng said to himself excitedly.

“Brother Feng, what’s wrong? How can you tell that this eagle is not a good guy?” Xiaowu was so curious that he couldn’t help asking.

“Yeah, Brother Feng, from your expression just now, you seemed a bit disgusted. Why did you suddenly change your evaluation?” Xiao Tao also came up and asked.

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