Out in the open in the fine snow of Hokkaido cluster the great white cranes, the black tertial plumes of their broad wings arranged over their rumps like elegant bustles.

• 在北海道的旷野上，丹顶鹤群聚在柔细的白雪上，它们双翅上醒目的黑色羽毛优雅地围在尾部，很像贵妇优雅的裙撑。