A swoop of six arrives on motionless wing from their roost site in a nearby river, drop lightly to the ground amid the others, and lower their heads to pluck the scattered corn, flashing their brilliant caps of crimson like blood on snow.

• 六只丹顶鹤从附近河中的巢址翩然而至，轻盈地在其它鹤群之间落地，低头啄食四散的谷粒，露出一顶顶艳红色的头冠，一如雪中之血。