白鹭是一首精巧的诗，无论是色素的配合，或是身段的大小，看上去都十分适宜。
The white egret is a delicate poem, which looks very suitable in terms of the combination of pigments and the size of its body.
白露是中型涉禽，而白鹤、苍鹭和朱鹭的体长都可达100厘米，相比体长为52至68厘米的白鹭来说，显然太大了一些，而且显得有一点儿生硬。白鹤，苍鹭和朱鹭都是国家保护动物，实在罕见；白鹭却分布在全国各地，十分常见。但是正因为白鹭的常见，几乎被人们忘却了它的美。
White dew is a medium-sized wading bird, while white cranes, herons, and crested herons can all reach a body length of up to 100 centimeters. Compared to white egrets with a body length of 52 to 68 centimeters, they are obviously too large and appear a bit stiff. White cranes, herons, and crested herons are all nationally protected animals and are truly rare; White egrets are distributed throughout the country and are very common. But precisely because egrets are so common, their beauty is almost forgotten by people.
白鹭，顾名思义，它通体雪白，像天边的云一般纯洁、一尘不染。白鹭的喙一般长7至8厘米，体型偏大的白鹭，喙还能长到11厘米，较小的白鹭，喙却只有四、五厘米长。铁色的喙与白色的蓑毛相衬，很是好看，再配上30至60厘米长的脚，看上去小巧玲珑，十分惹人喜爱。
As the name suggests, the white egret is snow-white, pure and spotless like clouds in the sky. The beak of white egrets is generally 7 to 8 centimeters long. For larger white egrets, the beak can grow up to 11 centimeters, while for smaller white egrets, the beak is only four or five centimeters long. The iron colored beak and white fur complement each other, making it very beautiful. Paired with feet that are 30 to 60 centimeters long, it looks small and exquisite, very likable.
白鹭主要吃各种小鱼、黄鳝以及其他在水中或水边生活的水生昆虫。白鹭通常早上外出觅食，晚上休息。它们一般飞到数十里以外捕食。偶尔，它们只在附近的草地上觅食，这时，它们会啄食牛身上的一些寄生虫。
Egrets mainly eat various small fish, eels, and other aquatic insects that live in or near water. Egrets usually go out to forage in the morning and rest at night. They usually fly tens of miles away to hunt. Occasionally, they only forage on nearby grasslands, and at this time, they peck at some parasites on cows.
白鹭在白天喜欢每3至5只成群活动，到了晚上，它们会在栖息地集成大群，少的也有数十只，多的则能达到上千只。在长江以北的白鹭，大部分都是候鸟，一般在秋季迁至南方，然后在3月中下旬迁居回北方。
White egrets like to gather in groups of 3 to 5 during the day, and at night, they gather in their habitat in large groups, ranging from dozens to thousands. Most of the white egrets north of the Yangtze River are migratory birds, usually migrating to the south in autumn and then returning to the north in mid to late March.
白鹭的繁殖期为3至7月。它们在大树上营建它们的窝。每窝约产卵3至6枚，卵为圆形，或橄榄型和长椭圆形的。卵呈灰蓝色、蓝绿色。卵的平均大小为34毫米*48毫米，平均重量为29克。
The breeding period of egrets is from March to July. They build their nests on big trees. Each clutch lays about 3 to 6 eggs, which are round, olive shaped, or elongated in shape. Eggs are gray blue and blue-green in color. The average size of eggs is 34 millimeters by 48 millimeters, and the average weight is 29 grams.
这就是白鹭，一种精巧的小动物。
This is the white egret, a delicate small animal.
不——，它是一首诗，一首精巧的散文诗。
No‐ — It is a poem, a delicate prose poem.