An unusual bird is destroying crops and angering farmers in north-eastern Italy:the flamingo.Flamingos are relatively recent arrivals in the area,and have settled into the flooded fields that produce rice in Ferrara P...An unusual bird is destroying crops and angering farmers in north-eastern Italy:the flamingo.Flamingos are relatively recent arrivals in the area,and have settled into the flooded fields that produce rice in Ferrara Province,between Venice and Ravenna.The birds aren't targeting the rice seedlings but use their feet to stir up(搅动)the soil and grab molluscs,algae or insects from the shallow water.These grains of rice are items that have suffered damage.展开更多
文摘An unusual bird is destroying crops and angering farmers in north-eastern Italy:the flamingo.Flamingos are relatively recent arrivals in the area,and have settled into the flooded fields that produce rice in Ferrara Province,between Venice and Ravenna.The birds aren't targeting the rice seedlings but use their feet to stir up(搅动)the soil and grab molluscs,algae or insects from the shallow water.These grains of rice are items that have suffered damage.
