When I was a child, what things did I use to catch birds?

It must be catching birds, I always sprinkle rice directly on the ground and buckle the birds with baskets, of course, this is more difficult, and it is rare to catch birds. ‍‍

When I was a child, I used to climb trees and dig birds, and in winter I used a sieve to prop a stick, sprinkled corn underneath, and used a sticky net, anyway, there are many ways. ‍‍

My favorite thing is catching birds. There is a persimmon tree at home, and every year when the persimmon is ripe, the bird will taste it first. At this time, I would use a sieve on the roof to catch the birds, and the sieve would often be filled with rotten persimmons or wheat.

When a bird went in to eat, he pulled the rope violently and buckled it. However, this method is too time-consuming, and some birds are very vigilant and do not take the bait at all. It's kind of a childhood pastime.

Basking in the sun, the afternoon passed before I knew it. ‍‍

When I was a child, I made a slingshot, and when I saw a bird, I picked up the slingshot and aimed it directly, and there were many birds in the past, but now there are many fewer birds.

When I was a kid, I went to the reeds by the river to dig birds' nests. Never caught an adult bird. Brought the bird home, but it was stolen and eaten by rats. Dig out the bird's eggs, dig one out and go another day, the bird doesn't want this nest. It's miserable. ‍‍

When I was a child, some adults spread nets to cover birds, which is really a big project, one time can cover a large group of birds, when I was a child, if it was raining, the birds had nowhere to eat, and some would freeze and starve to death. So now there are very few bird catchers. ‍‍

When I was a child, there were a lot of swallows in the summer. It's a lot less now, I don't know why. At that time, when the sun began to warm up, swallows would fly in and around the house.

In the rural houses, the yards are all open-air, and it is very convenient for swallows to come in and out. My house put a board on top of the old rope switch, and the swallows would build their nests on that board. Isn't this also a catch of the swallow family, haha.

After I had a nest, swallows would come to my house almost every year, and I had to put a piece of paper on the ground to pick up the swallows' poop ......I don't know when it started, I rarely see them anymore, and I don't know if it's the same pair of swallows from all those years. ‍‍

I grew up in the countryside in the north, and when I was a child, I used to follow my father to catch and hunt birds. The deepest impression is to hunt birds, there are many trees in the countryside, and a bunch of birds fly to Hula in summer, find an afternoon, and go out with a slingshot. Look at which tree or power line has the most birds, pick up a pebble, pull up a slingshot and shoot.

At that time, I was still young, and I couldn't aim at all, and as soon as the stone was hit, a flock of birds flew up, and I only thought that this scene looked interesting, and I didn't experience the fun of hitting birds at all. The most interesting thing is bird hunting at night. Shine a flashlight on the tree, all the birds are asleep, just aim at one and don't have to worry about it running around.

Those who know how to hit will pick a round stone, so that they can hit accurately. ‍‍

I remember that there was a persimmon tree at home, and every year when the persimmons were ripe, the birds would taste them first. At this time, I will use a sieve on the roof of the building to catch birds, just like Mr. Lu Xun wrote in "From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Study": "Sweep away a piece of snow, expose the ground, use a short stick to support a large bamboo sieve, sprinkle some grain underneath, tie a long rope to the stick, people lead from afar, watch the birds and birds come down to peck, and when you go to the bottom of the bamboo sieve, pull the rope and cover it."

It's just that I don't have to sweep the snow, and I don't sprinkle corn under the sieve, but I often put peck persimmons or wheat on top. When a bird went in to eat, he pulled the rope violently and buckled it. ‍‍

The kind of slingshot that is common in convenience stores, when I was a child, I didn't know anything, so I used small pebbles as a tool. As a result, I was lucky enough to hit the same thing, but unfortunately it died within two days because of this, and I regret it now because I hurt an innocent little animal.

When we were children, we would climb trees, observe birds' nests, when the feathers of the birds are about to grow to dig, we love to dig starlings, when we were young, feed a starling, catch grasshoppers for it every day, dig earthworms, it loves to eat, every day behind me, afraid that it flies, cut its wings, and finally hurt it, was eaten by cats, and my heart hurt for a while. We'll also step on a high shoulder to dig into the hole in the wall. He will also use his family's old car as a slingshot to shoot birds. ‍‍

I didn't catch a bird when I was a kid, but I saw someone else catch a bird. At that time, the children had a great ability to catch birds, they made their own slingshots, climbed trees in karate to dig birds' nests, sprinkled rice on the ground and buckled birds with baskets, and shot with shotguns, and some adults also cast nets to cover birds, which was really a big project, and could cover a large group of birds ...... at a timeIf it rains, the birds have nowhere to eat, and some will freeze and starve to death. For a time, the birds were sparse and the insects were thick, and the ecology was unbalanced.

Since the national ban on hunting, the woods have been lively, the beautiful nature has returned, and the birds are free again! ‍‍

When I was a child, I liked to go wild with my friends who grew up together on the weekend, my favorite was to dig out the bird's nest, I always couldn't help but look up to see if there was a bird's nest when I passed by a tree, I was very excited every time I saw a bird's nest, I couldn't wait to climb up the tree, no matter how high the tree was, I had to climb up, and I was disappointed that there were one or two bird eggs, and there were birds that were screaming, and then I brought it back, and fed the birds to eat, As soon as school is over, he runs home and feeds the birds. Super happy! ‍‍

When I was a child, I didn't have any toys, so I made my own slingshot, selected the right branches, cut off the adjustable shoulder strap of the schoolbag, connected the shoulder strap of the schoolbag with a rubber band to make a slingshot, and then took the slingshot out to shoot birds, God knows how bad my skills are at playing with a slingshot. I picked up a bag full of stones, and I couldn't shoot a single bird feather, but I still enjoyed it. ‍‍

Of course, it is to spend some money to buy a woven net for catching birds, which is the kind of very thin thread, woven nets, birds are not easy to find, and will bump into them by themselves, so the birds caught in this way are generally alive! But wild birds are generally difficult to feed, and they will starve themselves to death without eating or drinking! ‍‍