I quickly grabbed my camera and raced down the stairs, but the variety and numbers of birds were not as great as the previous day. As I was leaving, I felt quite a degree of remorse, for I had no way of knowing if the next time I came to Hualien County I would be able to greet this grand fig tree.
第二天黎明即起，緊閉的窗戶傳來陣陣吵雜的鳥叫聲，我馬上拿著相機再下樓，但是鳥的種類和數量都沒有前一天多。離開前仍捨不得，不曉得下一次來花蓮，還能否見到這棵大葉雀榕？