Era una matinada fresca de tardor al Delta de l'Ebre.

It was a cool autumn morning in the Delta de l'Ebre.

El sol començava a despuntar darrere dels canyissos.

The sun was beginning to peek behind the reeds.

Laia, una apassionada ornitòloga, observava amb inquietud el paisatge.

Laia, a passionate ornithologist, watched the landscape with anxiety.

L'habitual soroll dels ocells migratoris no hi era.

The usual noise of migrating birds was absent.

El silenci era estrany i inquietant.

The silence was strange and unsettling.

Des de petita, Laia havia passat temps al Delta.

Since childhood, Laia had spent time at the Delta.

Coneixia cada racó com el palmell de la seva mà.

She knew every corner like the back of her hand.

Aquestes aus eren part de la seva vida.

These birds were part of her life.

Amb elles, sentia un vincle especial.

With them, she felt a special bond.

Però ara, la seva absència la preocupava.

But now, their absence worried her.

Els pescadors i els vilatans, però, no li donaven importància.

The fishermen and the villagers, however, didn't give it importance.

Marta, una altra investigadora amb qui treballava, era escèptica.

Marta, another researcher she worked with, was skeptical.

"Les teves teories són massa dramàtiques, Laia", li deia.

"Your theories are too dramatic, Laia," she would say.

"Els ocells ja tornaran.

"The birds will come back."

"Però Laia no estava convençuda.

But Laia wasn't convinced.

Decidida a descobrir la veritat, va optar per intentar un seguiment nocturn.

Determined to discover the truth, she opted to try a night-time stakeout.

Sabia que el Delta podia ser perillós a la nit.

She knew that the Delta could be dangerous at night.

La boira apareixia de sobte i el terra era inestable.

The fog appeared suddenly, and the ground was unstable.

Tot i així, va agafar els seus binocles, una llanterna i va passar la nit en una petita cabana prop del riu.

Even so, she took her binoculars, a flashlight, and spent the night in a small cabin near the river.

A mesura que la lluna brillava sobre l'aigua, Laia va sentir sorolls estranys.

As the moon shone over the water, Laia heard strange noises.

Taral·leigs i brunzits mecànics que venien des d'un espai on mai havien estat abans.

Murmurs and mechanical buzzing coming from a place where they had never been before.

Es va apropar amb cautela, el cor bategant apressat.

She approached cautiously, her heart racing.

A la llum tènue, va veure màquines amagades entre els canyissos.

In the dim light, she saw machines hidden among the reeds.

Tractaven el terra i les aigües de manera secreta.

They were secretly treating the land and waters.

Estaven afectant l'ecosistema, espantant les aus.

They were affecting the ecosystem, scaring away the birds.

Amb aquest descobriment, Laia va fotografiar les evidències.

With this discovery, Laia photographed the evidence.

Sabia que això podia canviar-ho tot.

She knew that this could change everything.

L'endemà, va presentar les proves a les autoritats.

The next day, she presented the proof to the authorities.

Al principi, mostraven dubte, però davant de les imatges no van poder negar-ho.

Initially, they were doubtful, but faced with the images, they couldn't deny it.

Laia insistí que calia actuar abans que fos massa tard.

Laia insisted that action needed to be taken before it was too late.

La seva persistència va donar fruits.

Her persistence bore fruit.

Els governs van establir mesures de restauració.

The governments established restoration measures.

El Delta va recuperant, i les aus van començar a tornar, portades pel vent.

The Delta was recovering, and the birds began to return, carried by the wind.

Al Delta, Laia ja no era vista com una somniadora.

In the Delta, Laia was no longer seen as a dreamer.

Era respectada, reconeguda pel seu compromís i per haver resolt el misteri.

She was respected, recognized for her commitment and for having solved the mystery.

En la tranquil·litat del Delta, va sentir que les seves arrels amb aquell lloc eren més fortes que mai.

In the tranquility of the Delta, she felt that her roots with that place were stronger than ever.

Laia havia trobat l'equilibri.

Laia had found balance.

Tant amb la natura com amb la seva pròpia història.

Both with nature and with her own story.

Mira el vol de les aus amb satisfacció.

She watched the birds with satisfaction.

Al Delta, la vida es renovava, i amb ella, el cor de Laia.

At the Delta, life was renewing, and with it, Laia's heart.