Warmer winters mean rivers and ponds are less likely to freeze, providing the little egrets with food.

暖冬意味着河流与池塘难于冰冻，这给小白鹭提供了食物。

Another finding, the reefs host six times more species and bare mud flats as the piles of shells provide shelter for worms and small crabs, attracting a variety of animals including birds like this little egret.

另一项发现是，礁脉上的物种数量增加到了原来的六倍，裸露泥滩上成堆的贝壳为蠕虫和小螃蟹提供了庇护所，吸引了各种各样的动物，包括白鹭这样的鸟类。