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Day15

SwansandStorms-1

TheysatinthemiddleofasmalllakefedbythewatersofBrices

Creek.Itwasntlarge,maybeahundredyardsacross,andshewas

surprisedathowinvisibleithadbeenjustmomentsbefore.

Itwasspectacular.TundraswanandCanadageeseliterally

surroundedthem.Thousandsofthem.Birdsfloatingsoclose

togetherinsomecesthatshecouldntseethewater.Froma

distance,thegroupsofswanslookedalmostlikeicebergs.

Oh,Noah,shefinallysaidsoftly,itsbeautiful.

Theysatinsilenceforalongwhile,watchingthebirds.Noah

pointedoutagroupofchicks,recentlyhatched,followingapack

ofgeeseneartheshore,strugglingtokeepup.

TheairwasfilledwithhonkingandchirpingasNoahmovedthe

canoethroughthewater.Thebirdsignoredthemforthemost

第15天

天鹅与风暴‑1

他们坐在一个小湖的，该湖的水源是布莱斯溪

（BricesCreek）。它并不大，也许有一百码宽，她惊

讶地发现它刚才还是那么。

太壮观了。苔原天鹅和鹅几乎包围了他们。其中有数

。在某些地方，鸟儿飞得很近，以至于她看不到水。从

远处看，成群的天鹅就像一座座冰山。

“哦，诺亚，”她轻声说道，“它很漂亮。”

他们静静地坐了很长一段时间，看着鸟儿。诺亚，一群

刚孵出来的小鸡正跟在岸边的一群鹅后面，奋力跟上。

空气中充满了诺亚在水中移动独木舟的喇叭声和喳声。

鸟儿们最忽视他们

part.Theonlyoneswhoseemedbotheredwerethoseforcedto

movewhenthecanoeapproachedthem.Alliereachedoutto

touchtheclosestonesandfelttheirfeathersrufflingunderher

fingers.

Noahbroughtoutthebagofbreadhedbroughtearlierandhanded

ittoAllie.Shescatteredthebread,favoringthelittleones,

laughingandsmilingastheyswamincirc