Never caged, the birds nonetheless were not completely wild, but that may always be a price paid for foster care, whether of snowy egrets or of small, pink conchs.

• 这些小鸟，虽然从未笼养过，可并未表现得野性十足。也许这就是领养动物必须付出的代价吧，不管它们是白鹭，还是可爱的粉红海贝。