in Pella are about to experience a raptor for the very first time

在佩拉，你將第一次體驗到迅猛龍的魅力

and they may never view birds the same way ever again.

他們可能再也不會以同樣的方式看待鳥類了。

We thought DDT was great, it was killing all the bugs on our

我們認為滴滴涕是偉大的， 它殺死所有的蟲子在我們的。

crops and that was wonderful. But that chemical was making its

農作物，這是美妙的。但這種化學物質正在使其

way into the food chain. It was causing their eggshells

進入食物鏈的方式。這讓他們的蛋殼

to be soft because it was taking calcium out of their body.

要柔軟，因為它正在從他們的身體中攝取鈣質。

The talented staff from the University of Minnesota's Raptor

來自明尼蘇達大學猛龍分校的優秀員工。

Center know what everyone is here to see, the main event for

中心知道大家都是來看什麼的，主要是為

every youngster.

每個年輕人。

For most of the kids in this audience, this is the first time

對於在座的大多數孩子來說，這是第一次參加比賽

they've seen an eagle in person and up close.

他們'親自近距離地看到過老鷹。

If another bird came too close to an eagle, like a crow or

如果有其他的鳥兒離老鷹太近，比如烏鴉或

something like that, these guys generally don't bother with

諸如此類的事情，這些人一般不屑於去做

them. It takes them more energy to do

他們。這需要他們更多的精力去做

something with that crow, they'll just fly away.

與烏鴉的東西，他們'就會飛走。

The 40-minute show-and-tell session is one of the best ways

40分鐘的展示和講解環節是最好的方式之一。

to teach young Iowans about the comeback story of the American

向年輕的愛荷華人傳授美國人的復出故事。

Bald Eagle and how the once endangered species has thrived

禿鷹和曾經的瀕危物種如何茁壯成長？

through conservation. I learned that they really

通過保護。我瞭解到，他們真的

aren't bald. I learned that the bald eagle

不'禿頭。我瞭解到，禿鷹

eats mice. While an indoor bald eagle show

吃老鼠。而室內的禿鷹表演

may be the closest you'll physically be to America's bird,

可能是最接近你'將物理上是美國'的鳥。

a true appreciation comes from watching an elegant scavenger in

雅俗共賞是指看一個優雅的拾荒者在

its natural environment. The best location to spot bald

其自然環境。發現禿頭的最佳位置

eagles during an Iowa winter is wherever the open water is.

愛荷華州的冬天，老鷹在哪裡都是開放的水域。

The colder the weather, the more likely you are to see large

天氣越冷，越容易出現大的

numbers of eagles along the river, like the Des Moines here

鷹的數量在河邊，像這裡的得梅因。

in central Iowa. Bald Eagle Days below Red Rock

在愛荷華州中部。禿鷹日在紅巖下

Dam are a perfect example of wintertime open water.

大壩是冬季開放水域的最佳範例。

The talented video team here at Iowa Public Television has

愛荷華州公共電視臺的天才視頻團隊

plenty of tools and equipment to bring you beautiful eagle

豐富的工具和設備為您帶來美麗的鷹。

images. But you can spot bald eagles

影像。但你可以發現禿鷹

with your own eyes. Just make sure to bring with you

親眼所見。只要確保帶上

some warm clothing, binoculars and some patience.

一些溫暖的衣服，望遠鏡和一些耐心。

Now you've got complete control of this.

現在你已經完全控制了這一切。

You can move it down, up. Pat Schlarbaum: You can hear the

你可以把它向下、向上移動。帕特-施拉鮑姆：你可以聽到的。

awe. It's one thing I like to do once

驚歎。這是我最喜歡做的一件事

they get on an eagle and then magnify it and their brother or

他們得到一個鷹，然後放大它和他們的兄弟或。

sister will see it and then they all want to see it and oh, can

姐姐會看到它，然後他們都想看到它，哦，可以。

you see it, oh yeah. Then they go whoa!

你看到它，哦，是的。然後他們去哇！

Then you know they see it and it's the key to passing along

然後你就知道他們看到了，這就是傳遞的關鍵

this fascination of what an eagle could bring to our lives.

這種對老鷹能給我們的生活帶來什麼的迷戀。

It can take years for a juvenile bald eagle to turn fully white.

一隻幼年禿鷹可能需要數年才能完全變白。

If you spot an eagle without a completely white head it could

如果你發現一隻老鷹沒有完全白色的頭，它可能是

be a rare golden eagle, but most likely it is a bald eagle less

是罕見的金雕，但最有可能的是禿鷹少

than five years of age. Pat Schlarbaum: And when they

五歲以上。Pat Schlarbaum：而當他們

see the live birds in the indoor program that, you can't put a

看到活的鳥類在室內程序，你不能把一個。

value on that other than priceless.

除了無價之寶以外的價值。

They'll remember it the rest of

他們會記住它的餘生。

their lives.

他們的生活。