Li Du was startled and said, "Ah Ow, come back. Where did you go?"
Ah Ow ran into the forest and sniffed. Then, ignoring everything else, she continued to run forward.
Brother Wolf said, "Did she find something?"
"Let's follow her." Li Du frowned. Ah Ow was the obedient kind among the little ones, which might have something to do with her gender.
However, this time, Ah Ow still ran into the forest after he called out to her twice. This meant that she had not simply found something, but something very important.
Ah Ow ran very fast, and Li Du and the others had a hard time chasing her. After more than ten minutes, Ah Ow stopped and used her claws to pull something out of the weeds.
Li Du went over to take a look and saw a cigarette butt on the ground.
Brother Wolf half-knelt on the ground to check the cigarette butt and said, "It was thrown away no more than half a day ago!"
"Who threw this away? Ah Ow followed this cigarette? "Lu Guan was puzzled." Does she want to smoke? "
Li Du glared at him. "Only you would say something so retarded!"
Ah Ow took a whiff of the cigarette butt and ran forward again.
Brother Wolf whispered, "Everyone be careful. This time, walk slowly and don't make any noise. We don't know who Ah Ow has found. Let's go and see quietly."
Ah Ow climbed up the mountain forest. This was a very tiring task. Climbing a mountain was not the same as walking. Even though Li Du and his group were physically strong, they would still be tired after climbing two to three hundred meters around the mountain and had to take a break.
Ah Ow was not tired and continued to climb.
Seeing that everyone had stopped, she ran away again. Li Du did not dare to call for her loudly and could only let her run away.
When Li Du and the others had enough rest, they stood up. Ah Ow ran back, this time with something in her mouth. It was a piece of cloth stained with thorns.
It was obvious that Ah Ow had found someone and was chasing this person.
Then, with Ah Ow still leading the way, they continued to climb. Unknowingly, they had climbed to the top of the mountain.
The sky was gloomy and overcast. A thick mist floated between the mountains and forests. As the mountain breeze blew, the thick mist flowed like milk. It shuttled through the dark green forest, and sometimes it looked like a white dragon!
Ah Ow shuttled through the bushes, then stopped and looked at a spruce in front of her.
Following its gaze, Li Du saw a large bird perched on a tree.
Brother Wolf took a look and said, "Red-tailed vireo, I just saw — no, this is a fake bird!"
The red-tailed plover, one of the largest birds in the North American sky, can be seen over most of North America. In addition, it was used as a symbol in the Native American culture, and its feathers were often used in various religious ceremonies.
The little bird stood on a tree, and as the wind blew, its wings would shake slightly, but Brother Wolf was right. It was a fake bird. It was a model.
Li Du looked through the binoculars. The bird's eyes were lifeless, and it stood motionless on the tree. It did not look like a dominator of the sky.
On the left and right sides of the bird model, there were some nets propped up on the trees. The nets looked like fishing lines and were completely transparent. If it wasn't for the binoculars, he wouldn't have been able to see them.
Brother Wolf pointed at it again, and the telescope shifted its direction. There was a golden eagle on a tree next to it.
Similarly, this Golden Eagle was also a model, and it also had a bird net beside it.
Some big birds were hovering in the sky above their heads. A golden eagle was staring at its kind on the tree, flying up and down from time to time. The golden eagle model on the tree attracted it.
Li Du whispered, "What's this for? Is someone catching birds? "
Brother Wolf said, "It's a very popular method of catching birds now. It uses a realistic model to attract birds of prey, and then triggers the net mechanism to catch the birds of prey."
After explaining, he paused and said, "This is poaching."
Both red-tailed plover and golden eagle were national protected birds in the United States and were not allowed to be caught.
However, many rich people liked to breed these birds of prey, and they were priced very high on the black market. Therefore, there were always people who were willing to break the law and take risks.
Hearing this, Li Du thought that Ah Ow must be chasing after the smell. He suddenly guessed who Ah Ow was chasing: those bastards who hurt Ah Bai! At that time, Brother Wolf had guessed right. They were poachers!
Brother Wolf also thought of it, and then asked, "It seems that we met again. How should we deal with it?"
Li Du pondered for a moment and said, "Hide first. We haven't found them yet. Let's see what happens."
He called Ah Ow and Ah Meow to his side and hid in a white pine forest to observe the distance.
Brother Wolf carefully wandered through the forest. He was going to look for the poachers and get ready.
Although they were careful along the way, they could not rule out the possibility of being discovered.
If they had been discovered by the poachers, they would be in big trouble if the poachers discovered them in advance and ambushed them.
Li Du waited for thirty or forty minutes. Brother Wolf returned and showed Li Du the phone screen.
"There are ten people in total. There is a cave here. They should be staying in the cave at night. They are now resting at the entrance of the cave," Brother Wolf said.
The phone took many pictures. Most of the people in the pictures had bandages on their faces. These were the masterpieces of Ah Meow.
Ah Meow looked at the screen. When he saw these people, he patted the screen with his paw, his fat face full of disdain.
In a few seconds, he had knocked these people to the ground.
Li Du asked, "Are you sure they are staying in the cave at night?"
Brother Wolf said, "Yes, I didn't see their tents or equipment outside. There are some backpacks in the cave, so we can infer that they are resting in the cave."
Li Du said, "That's easy. How about we go and stop them at the entrance of the cave at night?"
Brother Wolf nodded and said, "Okay, then I have to continue to investigate. They chose this cave as their residence. There may be more than one exit. I'll go and see if I can find other caves."
This was not the season for golden eagles and other birds of prey to find a mate. They generally looked for a mate in February or March and then reproduced during this season.
However, golden eagles had a strong sense of territory, especially when reproducing. They did not allow other of their own kind to enter their territory. Because golden eagles had a large appetite, the food chain in a region could only support one or two golden eagles. Having more of their own kind would affect their survival.
The golden eagle in the tree was a male bird with a dark brown head and long feathers from the back of its head to the nape. The base of the feathers was dark brown and the tip of the feathers was golden.
The golden eagle flying in the air was also a male bird. There could not be two birds in the same mountain. It stared at its kind on the tree for a while and finally made up its mind to kill it!
In the afternoon, after several hours of observation, the golden eagle began to move.
It quickly circled the tree twice, then fiercely pounced on the model bird in the tree. After pouncing on it, it spread its wings to stabilize its body and pecked at the other bird with its sharp beak.
After the model bird was attacked, it fell. The golden eagle, who was ready for a hard fight, was stunned. Weak chicken, this kind of bird is not small, why is its fighting strength so weak?
Its small brain did not understand what was going on. The trap was activated!
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