不過這樣很好,因為 Copper 的翅膀前緣(leading edge)一開始是較深的顏色,往後約四分之三的部分變成白色,在紅外線或一般模式下都很容易辨認。
It's good though because Copper's wing on the leading edge is the darker colour to start and then white 3/4 the way back easy to spot in IR or normal mode
leading edge
前緣,指翅膀或其他物體朝向前方、最前面的邊緣。
3/4 the way back
往後約四分之三的位置,表示從前端往後量的大約位置。
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
23:33 GMT
23:32:21 穀倉貓頭鷹(BO)對上白鼬(stoat)!
23:32:21 BO versus stoat!
versus
對上、對戰之意,常縮寫為「vs.」;此處原文用的是「versus」的口語寫法「BO versus stoat」。
@HelgaWright-n9e
23:30 GMT
最新一次救援的羽色非常驚豔……幾乎像珍珠母(Mother of Pearl),但在紅外線(IR)畫面中完全看不見。
The latest rescue had amazing colours…almost like Mother of Pearl, but impossible to see in IR
Mother of Pearl
珍珠母,指帶有虹彩光澤、像珍珠內層的材質或色彩。
IR
紅外線(infrared)的縮寫,常指紅外線攝影或夜視畫面。
我現在也跟你一樣……很難跟上(hard to keep up),真希望他們會替牠們命名。
I'm like you now... hard to keep up, I wished they would name them
hard to keep up
常用片語,表示難以跟上進度或掌握最新情況。
@HelgaWright-n9e
23:19 GMT
只有那一隻,是在 Copper 之後來的。
Just the one who came after copper.
現在又有另一隻救援(rescue)嗎?
Is there another rescue now?
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
23:14 GMT
23:12:在 mw 有 REF。謝謝 REF。
23:12 REF at mw. Thank you REF.
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
23:07 GMT
23:03:57 這是最新的救援(rescue)嗎?我快被這些新貓頭鷹搞得失去頭緒了!
23:03:57 Is this the latest rescue? I’m losing the plot trying ID all these new owls!
losing the plot
英語口語,指失去頭緒、搞不清楚狀況;字面意思是「跟丟劇情」。
他是隻乖貓頭鷹(good owlie)。
he's a good owlie
owlie
owl 的可愛暱稱或指小貓頭鷹的非正式說法。
Gylfie 出現在所有攝影機畫面,讓我想起以前如果動作夠快,就能在學校團體照的兩端同時入鏡的那種事!(是的,我現在暴露年紀了!)
Gylfie appearing on all cams reminds me of that thing where if you were quick you could appear at both ends of a school photo! (Yes, I'm showing my age now!)
showing my age
帶幽默意味地表示某件事暴露了自己的年紀或年長經歷。
appear at both ends of a school photo
一種老式學校團體照的趣事:趁攝影者曝光或掃拍時快速從隊伍一端跑到另一端,讓自己在照片兩端都出現。
Gylfie 可能正在所有直播點巡迴(doing the rounds),她在 BOT 做完瑜伽(yoga)後就到處亮相。
Possibly Gylfie is all of the ts, doing the rounds after her yoga in BOT
doing the rounds
表示巡迴各處、逐一拜訪或出現。
含影片時間點。
17:01 穀倉貓頭鷹(BO,Barn Owl)在 FP。
17:01 BO on fp
我剛剛在另一個直播串留言了,現在附近的穀倉貓頭鷹(barn owls)似乎多了很多。
i just messaged on the other stream, seems to be many more barn owls around now.
含影片時間點。
17:00 穀倉貓頭鷹(BO,Barn Owl)在 Sycamore。
17:00 BO in Sycamore
含影片時間點。
16:54 Gylfie 在 BOT 伸懶腰(having a stretch),16:55 Tawny 在 FP。
16:54 Gylfie having a stretch in BOT, 16:55 Tawny on FP
我原本以為那 7 隻雉雞(pheasants)只是開玩笑,結果牠們竟然一隻接一隻地出現了(kept on coming)🤭
I thought the 7 pheasants was a joke but then they kept on coming 🤭
kept on coming
表示「持續出現、一隻接一隻地來」;kept on + 動名詞表示持續做某事。
迷宮牆(maze wall)那邊的七隻雉雞(seven pheasants)真是很棒的 TS(ts)。謝謝 @biodouglasforam!
the seven pheasants at maze wall is a great ts. Thanks @biodouglasforam
含影片時間點。
@biodouglasforam
15:55 GMT
07:31:10:迷宮牆(maze wall)旁有七隻雉雞(pheasants)。
07:31:10 seven pheasants at maze wall
含影片時間點。
HBE,我想應該是 Jasper 在 12:56:25 降落到 FP 上的時候🥰(謝謝 DThornberg 提供時間戳 TS)。
HBE I think it's when Jasper landed on FP at 12:56:25 🥰 (thank you DThornberg for the TS)
landed on
表示「降落在……上」;此處指 Jasper 飛落到 FP 上。
鏡頭裡有 Kes 的時間戳(TS, timestamp)嗎?我沒看到!
Was there a TS for Kes in Cam!! Did not spot it!! :_Kes:📷
Did not spot it
表示「沒有注意到/沒看到」的自然說法。
需要再喝點咖啡,接著去巡視一圈,也去看看海狸攝影機(beaver cam)。祝大家今天愉快!
Need more coffee make my rounds check out beaver cam have a good day!
make my rounds
表示「巡視各處、例行查看一圈」。
beaver cam
拍攝海狸活動的野生動物直播或攝影機。
山毛櫸樹上還是會持續找到新住客,哈哈。
Beech still finds new residents lol
7:40:49:山雀(tree creeper)在山毛櫸樹(beech)裡。
7 40 49 tree creeper in beech
tree creeper
旋木雀科鳥類,擅長沿著樹幹向上攀爬覓食。
beech
山毛櫸屬的樹木,常是森林鳥類的棲息環境。
對,我看到那裡有很多雌鳥,樹枝上還有一隻雄鳥。
yes I see many females there was a male on the branch
含影片時間點。
7:30:16:雉雞(Pheasants?)佔據了迷宮牆。
7:30:16 Pheasants(?) take over maze wall.
pheasants
雉雞,常見於草地、農田與林地邊緣的野生鳥類。
孩子們一定會覺得這些貓頭鷹食繭很有趣。
the kids will get a kick out of the pellets
get a kick out of
表示「從某事中覺得很有趣、得到樂趣」。
顆粒和白色糞跡(white wash)。
Pellets and white wash
pellets
貓頭鷹吐出的食繭,通常含有無法消化的骨頭與毛髮。
white wash
鳥類棲息處下方常見的白色糞便痕跡。
森林裡很安靜,但我看到貓頭鷹的蹤跡(owl signs)。
it was quiet in the Forrest saw owl sighns
黑鳥(black birds)在我這一帶很常見,我看過幾隻。
Black birds are pretty common in my area, I've seen a couple
13:16:12,黑色的帽子(black cap)?
13 16 12 black cap?
我很想念那隻黑色的鳥,你最近有看到牠嗎?
I miss the black bird have you seen one recently?
Jasper 很警覺又聰明(alert and smart)。
jasper is alert and smart
牠們能追蹤囓齒動物留下的發光尿液痕跡,而且視力(eye sight)非常敏銳。
they can track the glowing urine trails by a rodent their eye sight is sharp
eye sight
視力;較常見的寫法是 eyesight。
美國紅隼(US kestrel)體型比較小。
The US kestrel is smaller
紅隼(kestrels)真是很漂亮的猛禽(birds of prey)。
Kestrels are such pretty birds of prey 😎
birds of prey
猛禽,指以捕食其他動物為主的鳥類。
含影片時間點。
(12:56:25)Jasper 出現在 FP(FP)上。
(12:56:25) - Jasper on FP
紅隼(kestrel)正在看鏡頭(cam)。
kestrel looking in the cam😍
kestrel
紅隼,一種小型猛禽。
on cam
表示「出現在攝影機畫面中」。
我也看到她了,她今天待在自己的位置(spot for the day)。
I see her to she in her spot for the day
我看到角落裡的 Gylfie 了,笑死(lol)。
I see Gylfie in the corner lol
lol
Laughing out loud 的縮寫,表示「大笑」或「笑死」。
11:45,Ratty 先生(Mr Ratty)在 Groot 那裡(at the groot)。
11 45 Mr Ratty at the groot
也許 Gylfie 女孩可以叫一份 Deliverwoo(Deliverwoo)送到 BOT 🤭
Maybe Gylfie girl can call for a Deliverwoo to BOT 🤭
Deliverwoo
仿造外送平台 Deliveroo 的諧音,把 owl(貓頭鷹)融入品牌名稱的雙關語。
我也在田野(field)裡看到牠們。
I also see them in the field
公雉雞(male)站在樹枝頂端,看著牠的後宮(harem)😆
the male is on top of the branch watching his harem 😆
harem
原指后宮,也可幽默地指一隻雄性動物身邊的一群雌性伴侶。
7:20,迷宮牆樹枝(mazewall branch)上有 29 隻雉雞(pheasants)。
7 20 29 pheasants at mazewall branch
草地上也有一隻。
one on the grass too
MWB 上有一隻雉雞(pheasant)嗎?
pheasant ? on mwb
pheasant
雉雞、野雞;常見於英國鄉間的野生鳥類。
蛋破掉了,還有穀倉貓頭鷹(BO)通常得應付的那些事:灰林鴞(Tawnies)、紅隼(Kestrels)、梯子,以及各式各樣的其他小動物。
broken eggs then the typical things that a BO has to put up with, Tawnies, Kestrels, ladders and a multitude of other critters
put up with
表示「忍受、得應付」,常用於描述必須面對的不便或困擾。
我覺得 Gylfie 現在確實變得比較莊重(solemn)了。我想很多因素都造成了這樣的變化,例如先前我和 Kerrykestrowl 談過的那些事:有些雛鳥沒能活下來,還有一隻被她自己的同類奪走了。
Gylfie is certainly more solemn nowadays, I think a lot of factors play a part, like Kerrykestrowl and I spoke about earlier, chicks that didn't make it, one stolen from her by one of her own,
solemn
形容神情或態度莊重、嚴肅,也可帶有沉重感。
含影片時間點。
07:01:06,在 MW 看到了早到的 Owlie(Early Owlie)。
07:01:06 Early Owlie on MW
我覺得有 Dryer 當後盾(as backup)時,她比較樂於出來,待在 FP 上對其他貓頭鷹怒目而視(give the others the stinkeye)。
I think she was happier to come out and give the others the stinkeye on the FP when she had Dryer as backup.
give someone the stinkeye
口語用法,指以不友善或不悅的眼神瞪著某人。
as backup
表示「當後盾、作為支援」。
含影片時間點。
02:12:45 可憐的 BO(BO)在雨中待了一陣子,食物也吃完了。真不是個愉快的夜晚。我無法確認身分,但有人說是 Gylfie。她現在常常等到大家都離開後才出現。沒有 Dryer 陪在身邊時,她確實沒那麼合群(defo not as social)。
02:12:45 poor BO in rain for a while and no food left. Not a nice night. I can't ID but someone said Gylfie. She often waits til everyone has gone nowadays. Defo not as social without Dryer.
defo
Definitely 的口語縮寫,意思是「確實、絕對」。
not as social
表示「沒那麼合群、社交性沒那麼強」。
昨天在 FP 上還有另一隻沒有腳環的雌性穀倉貓頭鷹(ringless female BO),所以可能就是那一隻。
There was another ringless female BO on FP yesterday, so it could be that one.
ringless
指沒有腳環的;野鳥觀察中常用來描述未個體標記的鳥。
BO
Barn owl(穀倉貓頭鷹)的縮寫。
嗨,Xavier 👋 Gylfie 絕對是 Fotherdale 的貓頭鷹(BO, barn owl)大家長(grand BO matriarch) ;)
hi xavierr 👋 Gylfie is the grand BO matriarch of fotherdale ;)
grand matriarch
指家族或群體中備受尊敬的年長雌性首領;此處是帶有親暱意味的說法。
BO
Barn owl(穀倉貓頭鷹)的縮寫。
含影片時間點。
02:12:45 我在看這隻穀倉貓頭鷹(BO, barn owl),一開始以為是被救援的母鳥,因為我好像看到腳環;我也看到胸口附近有閃光,但牠就在棲木平台(FP)上慢慢閒晃——一定是 Gylfie。
02:12:45 I was watching this BO, initially I thought rescue female as I thought I saw a leg ring, I could see sparkes on the chest area, but the way it just slowly mozied around on FP - Got 2 b Gylfie
moseyed around
指悠閒、慢吞吞地四處走動;原訊息拼作「mozied around」。
Got 2 b
「Got to be」的簡寫,意思是「一定是、肯定是」。
17、34、35 秒是補貨參考(ref restocks)。
17 34 35 ref restocks
16:10:啄嘴互動(beaking)。
16 10 beaking
beaking
指鳥類以喙互相輕啄或碰觸的互動行為。
16:09:33:Jenny 和 Jasper。
16 09 33 Jenny and jasper
16:03:24:GSW 雌鳥(female);16:05:22:紅隼 Jenny 和 GSW(Kestrel Jenny and GSW)。
16 03 24 GSW female 16 05 22 Kestrel jenny and Gsw
Tappy 和 Sparkle 是很可愛的穀倉貓頭鷹角色(barn owl characters)。
Tappy and Sparkle are lovely barn owl characters
我看到有人猜測那隻可能是 Tappy,但幸好不是。我希望能看到 Tappy 回來。
I seen over there that they thought it maybe be tappy but thankfully not, I'm hoping to see tappy back
是 Beau,不是 bow,哈哈,Kestrowl 小姐😜
Beau not bow, lol Miss Kestrowl😜
Beau / bow
利用同音或近音字 Beau(名字)與 bow(弓)糾正前一句的雙關。
Copper 很可愛。
Copper is adorable
對,我注意到 Celeste 的 Beau 腿很細,哈哈,我們應該叫牠 Bow。
Yes I have noticed Celeste bow has skinny legs lol we should call him Bow
Beau / Bow
Beau 是名字,Bow 可指弓;兩者發音相近,這裡是在玩諧音笑話。
而且 Ash Wood 似乎也再次活躍起來了,算是額外的驚喜。
And Ash Wood seems to be comming alive again as a bonus
牠們真的都很獨特。Copper,還有那隻沒有腳環的,長得真好看;Percy 則是腿和身體都很纖細。
Very unique ones at that With Copper, and the unrung that is such a good looker, percy with his skinny legs and body
unrung
指沒有繫上識別腳環(ring)的鳥;此處是省略說法。
我很高興我們有新的貓頭鷹,這會很有意思。
I am glad we have new owls it will be interesting
Percy 對 Gylfie 似乎很有耐心。
Percy seems patient with Gylfie
我們就看看 Percy 的表現如何吧。
We'll see how Percy works out
對,希望這一季會順利。她年紀也大了。
Yeah hopefully this season will be successful she is getting on years
我在翻看影片時看到 Gylfie 和她破掉的蛋,這可憐的老姑娘真的歷經不少磨難。
I was scolling though the videos and seen the one of Gylfie and her broken egg, poor old chook she's had some tough timesa
old chook
澳洲、英國等地的口語說法,chook 指母雞;此處是親暱地稱呼雌性鳥類。
不管怎樣,Beech 一直都是很棒的巢位,因為牠非常受歡迎。
Any whoo beech has been a great nest since it is very popular
Any whoo
把 anyhow(不管怎樣)和 owl 的叫聲或相關雙關結合的諧音說法。
那是一支很難觀看的影片。
It is a hard video to watch
穀倉貓頭鷹的救援以悲劇收場(Barn owl rescue ends in tragedy)。
Barn owl Rescue ends in Tragedy
ends in tragedy
常見新聞或影片標題用語,意為「以悲劇收場」。
那是五年前的事。
it was five years ago
也許我得查一下。
Maybe I need to check
我們說的是同一年嗎?
Are we talking about the same year?
她的第二窩幼鳥是在十月底才出生的。
her second brood was late in October
她失去了 5 隻幼鳥,REF 試圖救其中 2 隻。
She lost 5 ref tried to save two
那是一個多雨的月份。
It was a wet month
這是另外 5 隻,還是包含在我想到的那幾隻裡的 2 隻?
is that another 5 or 2 over the ones I'm thinking of?
溫暖的櫥櫃(warm cupboard)。
warm cupoard
在 Beech 修好、並迎來 Finn 之前,她失去了 5 隻幼鳥。
She lost five owlets in beech before it got repaired with finn
我記得有一支影片,裡面她照顧的 3 隻幼鳥因為雨季來臨、她太疲憊而無法照料,最後全都夭折了。REF 趕來試圖救其中 2 隻。我常常會想起那些小臉孔,尤其是牠們在……
I recall the video of the 3 that she got too tired to look after the rains came and the all perished, REF came and tried to save 2, I have tose little faces in my head quite often, when there in the
我想她確實有第二窩幼鳥,是和 Finn 以及 Dryer 一起的。
I think she had a second brood yes with Finn and dryer
那是她的第二個育雛窩(second brood home),對吧?
That was her second brood home wasnt it?