Another species being ravaged was the snowy egret.

另一种被蹂躏的物种是白鹭。

Warmer winters mean rivers and ponds are less likely to freeze, providing the little egrets with food.

暖冬意味着河流与池塘难于冰冻，这给小白鹭提供了食物。

Believing they were a sign of luck, local people initially protected the egrets and the colony grove.

当地人将其视为幸运的使者，他们最初小心保护这些白鹭和他们的栖息地。

Snowy egrets do the same thing.

白鹭也会这样做。

He must keep great poise, like an egret.

他必须如白鹭般沉稳。

The rice paddies harbor tadpoles, fish and insects, and egrets have chicks to feed.

稻田成了虫、鱼、蝌蚪的庇护所，而白鹭正好以此哺育幼鸟。

And so it led to do these great hunting efforts that were wiping out egret colonies.

因此，它给这些白鹭栖息地招致了灭顶之灾般的捕猎。

His bird-spotting book encourages residents of Beijing to look out, through the still-smoggy air, for egrets and kestrels.

他的观鸟著作使北京居民透过仍旧烟雾弥漫的天空，找寻白鹭和红隼。

But that reporter had no egrets taking the " birden" in stride, delivering an impeccable report that was like poultry in motion.

那位记者却毫不犹豫地接受了这份小鸟赐予的“负担”，最终交付了一份完美的答卷，实在是值得赞叹。

But high water doesn't touch these colonies of herons and egrets.

但是高水位不会影响这些苍鹭和白鹭的栖息地。