The Eye of the Secret Realm · The Calendar of Human Friends ｜ Captain Bee Eagle: Bird's Nest, Love Honeycomb

The wild boar goes down the mountain! "Monkey Paper" to my balcony! The news of wild animals entering the city frequently shows social media. In fact, there are many local wild animals around us, and they are neighbors with us, but we rarely understand them. Understanding, friendly, and accompanying, everything can be raised and raised. Xinhua Daily · Jiaojiao Point Unite Jiangsu Province Wild Animal Plant Protection Station, Jiangsu Forestry Science Research Institute, Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, etc. launched the "Eye of the Secret Realm · Friends of Human" calendar column to take you through infrared cameras and animal observers. At the perspective of waiting, pay attention to the familiar and mysterious "animal neighbors". Biological diversity is the living foundation and vitality of human homes. Every solar term, we will also invite solar terms to carry out the special selection of the day. Let's get to know the cordon eagle today.

This "eagle" loves "sweets"

Cross -headed bee eagle, also known as oriental bee eagle, is a medium -sized raptor. Its head is dark brown, with short and hard scales -shaped feathers on the head, and is thick and dense. The head and pillow feathers are narrow and long, forming short feathers, often exposed. The name comes from this.

Cross -headed bee eagle is mainly eaten with horses, bees, bees, and other bees. It also eats other insects and their larvae. Occasionally, it also eats animal foods such as small snakes, lizards, frogs, rats. Cross -headed bee eagle is usually prey during flight and can hunting birds such as birds. Although the bee has a stabbing stab, the bee eagle "does not mind" about it. It not only likes to eat bee adults, but also eat their larvae, insect eggs, as well as honey, beeswax, and so on. Most of the cousin bee eagles are foraging on the trees or ground in the forest. They often use claws to dig honeycomb on the ground, just like family chickens, pecking various foods in the honeycomb.

What are the habits of the celus bee eagle?

Part of the cousin bee eagle is part of the bird and some of the migratory birds. They usually move alone and occasionally integrated small groups in winter. The pounded bee eagle was very distinctive. After a few times, it made a long glide. They often quickly incite their wings to fly from one tree to another, and occasionally sliding over the forest. They shouted while flying, the sound was short, and the sound was like a whistle.

Although like "stealing honey", it should be protected

The cousin who loves honey is often considered to be a bird. In fact, the main object of its predation is not a bee -raised bee, but a wild bee. In addition, it also eats some forestry pests and beasts. Only by some cracked bee eagles living near the beekeeping farm can the beekeeping industry lose a small amount of losses. Cross -headed bee eagles should be protected like other raptors.

Write: Jin Yiwei

Beautiful editor: Zheng Lingling

Picture source: Visual China

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