鴿子在無名戰(zhàn)士墓前筑起“愛國”罌粟窩

鴿子在無名戰(zhàn)士墓前筑起“愛國”罌粟窩

This pigeon let its patriotic flag fly.

這只鴿子讓它的愛國旗幟飄揚。

The Canberra Times reported last week that a pigeon, often considered pesky pests among urban dwellers, had been pilfering poppy flowers from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for its nest, which is tucked into the Hall of Memory, Australia’s war memorial in Canberra.

《堪培拉時報》上周報道說，一只經(jīng)常被成為是討厭的害蟲的鴿子，從無名士兵的墳墓里偷走罌粟花作巢，這個巢穴就藏在澳大利亞堪培拉戰(zhàn)爭紀念館的記憶大廳里。

The pigeon was pictured flaunting its pile of red poppies while nestled in its eye-popping abode on the sill of a stained-glass window featuring a wounded Australian soldier. A spokesman for the memorial told the Canberra Times that the creature would be shooed once it finished with the nest.

照片中，在以受傷士兵為特色的彩色玻璃窗的窗臺上，這只鴿子依偎在令人瞠目結(jié)舌的住所里，炫耀著一堆紅色罌粟花。紀念館的一位發(fā)言人告訴堪培拉時報說，一旦這只動物完成筑巢任務，就會被趕走。

Ironically, the beautifying bird used pigeon wire — placed on ledges to discourage them from nesting — as framework for its floral formation.

具有諷刺意味的是，這只美麗的鳥用鴿子絲——就是在窗臺上阻止鳥兒們筑巢用的鐵絲——作為它的花結(jié)構(gòu)的框架。

Today the country celebrates its version of Memorial Day — called Remembrance Day — to commemorate their fallen troops.

今天，該國慶祝其版本的陣亡將士紀念日，稱為紀念日，以紀念他們的陣亡將士。

Pigeons, in fact, have a long history of military service. During World War I and II, some 54,000 homing pigeons were recruited to the U.S. Army Signal Corps based in Fort Monmouth, NJ, where they were trained alongside over 3,000 men to deliver military dispatches “under the radar.” When the program was retired in 1957, 15 “hero” pigeons were donated to zoos across the country, while the remaining were auctioned at $5 per pair. Buyers were told that if their bird were to go back to Fort Monmouth, it would be the new owners’ responsibility to retrieve it.

事實上，鴿子有很長的服兵役歷史。在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)和第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間，大約54000只信鴿被招募到駐扎在新澤西州蒙茅斯堡的美國陸軍通信兵部隊，在那里，它們與3000多名士兵一起訓練，“在雷達下”執(zhí)行軍事任務。1957年該計劃退役時，向全國動物園捐贈了15只“英雄”信鴿，而其余的則以每對5美元的價格拍賣。買家被告知，如果他們的鳥要回到蒙茅斯堡，新主人有責任取回它。