Seeing Yue Feng being the first to come out of the shack, Xiao Tao and Jun Ge immediately followed suit.

“What’s going on? Did they catch an eagle? That’s too fast. It looks like the one on the west fell into the trap on its own!” Brother Jun asked curiously.

Although Jun Ge had met many ruthless people who went hunting in the mountains to collect furs and rare mountain products, it was still the first time for him to go up the mountain to set a net and hunt eagles. At this moment, an eagle was caught in the net, and he was much more excited than Xiao Tao.

“Yeah, I caught it! Let’s go and see what it is!!”

Yue Feng responded without stopping, and soon he took two steps at a time and reached the western side where the trap had been set.

“Damn! This is a bad start! A little grasshopper hawk! The little guy is quite brave, he actually dares to pounce on a pigeon!!”

Yue Feng was a little amused when he saw the first bird of prey hitting the net.

On the west side, the net near the west side was hit and fell down, entangled in the net a small eagle with reddish-brown feathers on its back and a blue tail.

“What kind of eagle is a grasshopper hawk? What’s its scientific name?”

Brother Jun looked down at the unlucky guy on the Internet and asked curiously.

“The scientific name is Kestrel, and there are quite a lot of these little creatures in relatively plain areas!

The one in the net is a male. The color of its tail has turned into tile blue, and the color of its nose wax has also turned yellow. It must be at least three years old!
There aren’t many common kestrels that dare to measure pigeons, but this kestrel is quite capable!!!”

As Yue Feng explained, he carefully controlled the little eagle and then removed the net wire from its wings.

After picking all the eagle’s wings, he pulled them back and flattened them with one hand, revealing the eagle’s round head.
The little guy’s eyes rolled around, and he opened his mouth and kept breathing out threats. But for Yue Feng, an old driver who manipulated eagles, it was useless.

“It looks pretty good. Can it be trained? Or should we keep it for fun?” Brother Jun asked with some interest, looking at the little guy in front of him.

Yue Feng shook his head: “It’s an old fellow over three years old, and it’s hard to tame it. Its main food is mice, grasshoppers, toads and the like. It’s useless to train it!”

“Well, okay, let’s just let it go! I just think its tail feathers are all blue and it’s pretty!”

“If there’s a chance later, I’ll help you catch an orchid. That little guy is really pretty! This thing is not presentable!!”

As Yue Feng spoke, he grabbed the little eagle, raised his arm, and released it on the spot.

They checked the net again, hung the copper wire hook at the top, and then the three brothers went back to the shack.

This wait lasted more than two hours.

In the shack, Yue Feng described to Jun Ge the size, appearance, and abilities of the orchid stack, which made Jun Ge envious.

If he is asked to spend a lot of time fiddling with a large falcon, he may not have enough time and energy, and his falcon training level may not be up to par.

But the little eagle is different. It has a low threshold, can be hung with strings for safety, and looks beautiful. It is a perfect fit to be raised for fun.

Before I knew it, it was already past five in the evening.

As mentioned earlier, the peak hunting period for birds of prey is generally in the morning and evening. When the sun sets and before dark, it is also a good hunting window.

Just at half past five, a chirping sound that was obviously louder and louder than the one made by Husband Hong in the afternoon began to sound again from the west side where the net was set.

“Another eagle hits the net! Let’s go out and take a look!!”

Yue Feng called out, then got out of the shed again and trotted over.

Yue Feng could clearly see the eagle covered in the net bag even though it was still about seven or eight meters away.

A subadult male peregrine falcon (Pseudocoptera: Peregrine falcon) with a fish-scale back, black-gray feathers, and two big round eyes.

“Hahaha, not bad, not bad! I caught a pigeon falcon! It’s the same kid from back then!!”

Yue Feng greeted them while walking quickly over, immediately put on gloves and held down the little baby who was still struggling in the net.

Compared to the Hong Xiong that weighed less than half a pound in the afternoon, the pigeon tiger in front of him was much larger.

It weighs about 1.4 pounds, has light vertical stripes on its breast, fish-scale fur on its back, a light blue-green wax membrane on its nose, blue-green claws with white in them, four fingers in a cross shape, and an extremely large handle.

“This is great, this is the Peregrine Falcon? This is beautiful!!!”

Brother Jun came over and took a few looks at her, then immediately fell in love with someone else.

In terms of efficiency in field work, the peregrine falcon may not be as practical as the eagle, but in terms of appearance, this big baby, especially the subadult peregrine falcon that is still covered with its chick feathers, is definitely in line with the aesthetic tastes of most people.

Breath!

Breathe!!
The little pigeon tiger that had just been put into the net opened its mouth wide. Every time Yue Feng made a small movement, it would breathe out as a threat, and from time to time it would try to peck Yue Feng’s gloves with its beak with cracked teeth and curved hooks.

Soon, Yue Feng took the eagle out of the net. The eagle was too big to be held in one hand, so he had to hold it with both hands. Xiao Tao was very considerate and brought out the hunting bag. “Find a hat and put it on it first. The smallest black hat should be suitable!” Yue Feng called out.

Soon, Xiao Tao found the eagle hat that Yue Feng had prepared at home and put it directly on the pigeon tiger.

Now that he couldn’t see anything, the little guy’s reaction immediately became much calmer.

Then he immediately armed the eagle with its leg trippers. After everything was ready, Yue Feng let go of his hand with confidence and let the little pigeon tiger stand up in his hand.

The pigeon tiger, which temporarily lost its sight when its hat was put on for the first time, hung its head like a prisoner who had committed a crime. Only when Yue Feng turned his arm slightly did it raise its head.

Overall, this peregrine falcon has good physical fitness, a reasonable skeleton structure, and a weight within the standard range. Judging from the color and pattern of its feathers, it is a subadult male peregrine falcon of the specified subspecies.

This thing has a pretty good body structure, with a broad chest and very developed muscles on both sides of the keel. Yue Feng touched its fat with his hand and found its chest was so round that he could hardly feel the bones underneath.

This shows that the little guy has a good reserve of fat and should not have difficulty finding food in the wild.

“Let’s go, let’s go. We still have another hour or so before dark. Let’s go to the shack and wait for a while to see if there is still a chance!!” Yue Feng called out and went into the shack carrying Little Pigeon Tiger.

The light in the shack was not very good, but it did not stop Xiao Tao and Jun from admiring the little pigeon tiger they had just caught.

It is worth mentioning that this little pigeon tiger is much braver than a kite or eagle that has just been netted.

Except for the fact that he would make a few threatening sounds when I touched him lightly at the beginning, he gradually became desensitized after being touched a few times, and he quickly got used to the feeling of being touched.

“You’re not going to resist anymore? This thing seems quite smart.” Brother Jun said as he gently touched the pigeon tiger’s tail.

Yue Feng nodded: “Falcons are generally smarter and braver than eagles!
Training a large eagle requires a long period of lifting and facing the target, but if you are raising a falcon, facing the target is almost unnecessary!

As long as it adapts initially to the open air, after a period of time, it will no longer be afraid of people or dogs.

The two gyrfals in my home were trained in this way.”

“By the way, haven’t your gyrfalsens paired up and had babies? Why didn’t you bring the eaglets with you when you came, so that we don’t have to catch them ourselves!!”

When Jun Ge heard this, he suddenly remembered something and changed the topic to the young gyrfalcon in Yue Feng’s family.

“In the spring, they did pair up and hatch five cubs, but I kept them all as breeding falcons!
The troops here are just repelling birds from the airport. Besides, we don’t have the technical experience, so I can’t bear to give the young gyrfalcon to your colleagues to practice with!!”

“What are you saying? How can the army treat you unfairly?”

“Hey, three of the five falcons inherited the genes of the black eagle, pure black!! Are you sure the army can afford the price?”

Yue Feng grinned, picked up the kettle from the side, and took a big gulp.

Now it was Jun’s turn to be surprised.

“Fuck, is this true? Are you sure there are three black ones?”

After Ye Jianjun saw the black falcon for the first time, he went back and asked people who knew about it. They said that this was a melanism gene mutation, and the offspring would most likely be heterozygous and would not be black. In addition, it was relatively difficult for adult eagles caught in the wild to mate and reproduce, and the probability of obtaining offspring was extremely low.

According to this logic, if you want to get pure black offspring, you need to raise the first-generation heterozygotes to adulthood, and then pair them with the first-generation heterozygotes to get the second generation, so that there is a certain probability of getting black individuals.

Ideally, it would take at least three or four years.

But unexpectedly, Yue Feng’s eagles produced pure black offspring when they paired up for the first time to reproduce. This was another unexpected thing.

“How can I deceive you? If you don’t believe me, I’ll take you to the cages in the breeding farm on the mountain to see it!”

“Oh my god, I’ll go see it for myself when I have time! I tell you, this pure black gyrfalcon is very valuable if it is taken abroad.”

“Hey, just sell it to those guys in white robes!!” Yue Feng interjected at the right time.

When Ye Jianjun heard the word “white robe”, he was slightly stunned. His expression was unnatural for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

In this era, ordinary people don’t have many channels to contact foreign countries, and they know even less about niche things like raptor trade. But unexpectedly, Yue Feng knew that this thing was valuable when sold to the White Robes.

“How do you know? Do you have friends who are familiar with this?” asked Brother Jun.

“I guess so. I heard that those big oil sellers like this stuff!!

These eagles at home definitely cannot be sold now. I will consider this after the population has grown.

If you are willing to make the effort, I will leave it to you to operate. I don’t understand it either!”

Yue Feng was neither humble nor arrogant. He neither offended Ye Jianjun nor made concessions. No matter how good the things were, they were his. He interrupted and mentioned the word “white robe” just to show that he knew the information inside.

Now the goal has been achieved. Ye Jianjun is a smart man and he definitely understands what Yue Feng means. (End of this chapter)