There's a thin layer of lichen amid the snow and ice on the mountain's cliff. Below freezing, the living rhythms of the insects slow down. Plants, with their roots, branches and needles pulled tightly together to ward off the encroachments of the piercing wind, are the main reason birds can still be seen in this snowy land.
冰雪山崖上一層層薄薄的地衣；零度下，生命節奏趨緩的昆蟲；根莖葉緊緊纏繞，唇齒相依以抵擋強風侵襲的植物，才是雪地仍能見著鳥兒的主因。