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Food is more abandoned in the northern reaches of Sweden.
瑞典北部地區的食物相對充足一些。
More than half of this land is dominated by forest, and 95,000 lakes feed the perfect green vista.
這里一半以上的地方由森林覆蓋。而且有九萬五千個湖泊滋潤著這片美好的綠色土地。
High in the branches, three Great Grey Owl chicks have hatched.
在高處的樹枝上，三只烏林鸮雛鳥已經孵化。
These owls don't build their own homes.
這些貓頭鷹不自己筑巢。
They prefer nests abandoned by other birds.
它們更喜歡別的鳥兒遺棄的巢穴。
The mother stands guard while the father hunts, returning with his spoils.
媽媽站崗，爸爸捕獵帶回了戰利品。
One chick hatched several days later than the others.
有一只雛鳥比其它兩只晚了幾天才孵出。
He's smaller and much weaker, and most in need of food.
它更小，而且瘦弱很多，也最需要食物。
His mother tries to help.
媽媽想要幫忙。
But his giant sibling gets the prize.
卻被大個兒的同胞把獎品奪走。
Here, winner takes all.
這里，勝者得到一切。
The next few days will be crucial.
接下來的幾天很關鍵。
The little chick needs to fight hard to hold on to his life.
小雛鳥必須努力抗爭才能活下去。
While the owls stay in these forests all year round, this is only a stop-over for migrating birds.
烏林鸮常年駐留這片森林，但對候鳥來說，這只是短暫停留。
A female Goldeneye duck.
這是一只雌性鵲鴨。
Like the Great Grey Owl, this mother is exploiting someone else's hard work, a discarded woodpecker hollow.
和烏林鸮一樣，這位媽媽也在利用別人的辛勤勞動成果。一個廢棄的啄木鳥洞。
Living high off the ground, she keeps her eggs out of reach of raptors and bears.
住在高處，它產下的蛋就不會被猛禽或熊掠食。
It's a safe secure spot to nurture her clutch for the next month, until they are ready to hatch.
這個地方很安全，接下來的一個月它可以安心孵蛋，直到孵出小鴨。
For now, it's just a waiting game.
現在，只有等待。
