MUNCAR – Farm workers plow rice fields in Blambangan Village, Muncar District gets free entertainment. At work, they were accompanied by dozens of egrets yesterday (12/1). Dozens of birds with long necks and beaks seem to be farmers' friends.
The flock of birds with all-white feathers are not afraid in the slightest by the sound of the hand tractor when the rice plow passes through the fields. The flock of birds got even closer after the originally flat ground became exposed due to plowing. The birds search for prey from the land plowed by farmers.
“It is customary to plow the fields accompanied by a flock of herons, the bird preys on the orong and percil (Tadpole),said Pairin, 50, one of the rice plowmen from Umbulrejo Hamlet, Bagorejo Village, Srono . District. Rice fields around Bagorejo Desa Village, Srono District and Blambangan Village, Muncar District, since long ago still full of egrets. And until now, also still well awake.
“The herons are profitable and detrimental to farmers, “the light. Called profitable, light him, because the egret preys on the orong-orong who are known to disturb rice plants. Moderately detrimental, the bird usually eats the seeds or grain of rice.
“If there is no plowed land, bird- the bird eats the rice seed,he explained. So that, it's clear, the farmers have to be extra in the care and supervision of the birds, especially when sowing seeds. To drive away those tens of birds, farmers are forced to make replicas of statues of people placed around the rice seed distribution area. (radar)
