Each morning at four or five o'clock, the guests at the bridge would spread their wings and soar off into the sky, flocking to the seaside or to the hillside paddy fields in search of food, coming back at dusk in dribs and drabs or even droves.
每天清晨四、五點，這批嬌客展翼入空，分批飛往海邊的田間覓食，黃昏五點後是歸巢時間，牠們或三三兩兩、或數百隻整齊列隊地飛回，如此陸續進行一、二小時，彷彿接受校閱。