At first，a Belgian man thought the noise coming from his outdoor planter was annoying pigeons. It ____ to be Europe’s largest owl—four of them.

One of the world’s largest owls，the Eurasian eagle owl，set up ____ in Jos Baart’s third-storey apartment planter. ____ the mother owl’s three chicks hatched，they’ve taken to watching ____ through the window with their new landlord(房东).

In video footage，the huge，fluffy chicks can be seen standing at attention in ____，eyeing the television screen ____ Baart’s shoulder.

Their ____ mom typically watches over her hatchlings from behind a bush for six to eight hours at a stretch each day，seemingly a little more ____ of Baart and her babies’TV-watching habits.

They seem to have grown ____ to each other now，but not so long ago，Baart，thought they were ____. “I thought，damn，those pigeons again，”he says. He was proven ____ one day when he arrived home and the large mother owl took ____ right in front of him. “You can see how ____ they are，”Baart says in the footage. “They’re not scared at a11. ”

Eagle owls typically nest on cliffs and ledges，but are sometimes known to ____abandoned golden eagle nests. They have no natural predators and a long lifespan of 20 years in the ____，but can live up to 60 years in captivity(圈养).

Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Its _______ nature is the perfect destination for artists to come and _______ their creativity. New Yorker Rob Gorski _______ the island in 2010, who wanted to protect its natural state. He also saw a(n) _______ to create a setting where artists could get close to _______ and create their great works.

Gorski set up the Rabbit Island Foundation, whose main goal is to host artistic _______ during the summer while also teaching and _______ conservation.

Artists, with the _______ that the island should largely remain untouched, are _______ to a two-week period of reflective engagement in a wilderness unlike anywhere else in the world. They ________ a “leave no trace” policy. Small solar panels are used to generate electricity and buildings are simple with nothing ________ left in place. “Rabbit Island exists to encourage the community to ________ the most fundamental part of our age — the environment and the human relationship to it. We challenge artists to take ________ and create bold works challenging the assumptions of the landscape created by previous ________, said Gorski.

Most artists say they have a better understanding and ________ of nature after the experience, which, in turn, gives them many creative inspirations.

I enjoy feeding birds in my garden. About three years ago, a baby chipmunk (花栗鼠) which I named Chip came to this festive display. Over that summer, I watched it ______. The next summer, the chipmunk was back, and I wondered whether it would ______ me to feed it by hand or let me pet it. Before Chip would approach, I’d ______ its favorite food, bend down and keep very still. I’d leave my open hand______, unmoving, so the animal would know I wouldn’t ______ it. I continued doing this for a few weeks.

Finally, late in that second summer, Chip did show more trust. One day as I offered a seed with my fingertips, it approached and ______ took the seed into its mouth. It never bit my fingers. I was happy that Chip and I had make a(n) ______ of trust.

After about two months of this ______, I went further. With my index finger, I ______ its back once gently. I’m not even sure Chip felt it, but it didn’t ______. I then moved my two fingers slowly and gently over it. ______, Chip stayed calm, eating seeds, before running quickly back into the bush. Today, the chipmunk comes out of hiding when I call its name, and lets me pet its soft, silky body.

A friend once mentioned that after she ______ a dog, she noticed that her high blood pressure had approached ______ without medication, and she became calmer and could handle stress better. I think I, too, feel calmer from my interactions with Chip. I’ve also developed a greater ______ for nature and its creatures and the opportunity to observe, protect and save wildlife. Most of all, I am amazed by the ______ of a tiny chipmunk to meet me halfway in trust.