Edited by He Sai ＆ Bai Ning

Zheng Qingsong is an employee of Huangshi Electric Power Supply Company of the State Grid Corporation of China.He used to be the go-to “nest removal guy”who had to pull down more than ten bird nests on an average day in order to maintain the operation of the power lines.However,he was plagued with guilt over the scenes of homeless birds hovering in the air and squawking after their nests were removed and newborn chicks facing death.Consequently,he started bringing the eggs and chicks home for rescue; he would also rebuild the bird nests on trees nearby or install insulators on the grid tower to protect the nests.He has also destroyed many clapnets laid by poachers and was attacked by them more than once as a result.

Over the past 34 years,he has made himself the guardian of the birds rather than a nestremover.He has converted five bird poachers into fellow bird guardians and now leads a team of bird protectors numbering over 140 members.

郑青松是中国国家电网黄石供电公司职工，他曾是一名专业的“拆巢高手”，为保护供电线路的正常输送，他平均一天要拆十多个鸟巢。然而，每每看到拆巢后无家可归的鸟儿盘旋悲鸣，刚出生的小鸟面临死亡，他心里总悲悯自责。于是，他会将巢中鸟蛋带回家孵化，将刚出壳的小鸟带回家喂养；还会在树杈上为鸟儿安家，在杆塔上为鸟巢装绝缘挡板予以保护；他还反复拆除偷猎者布下的捕鸟网，多次被捕鸟者殴打。

34年来，他不但自己从拆巢人变成护鸟人，还感化5 名偷猎者成为护鸟人，并带出了一支140 多人的护鸟队。

从“拆巢”到“护巢”

郑青松，1970年出生，1987年从技校毕业后，一直在黄石电力系统工作，至今已有34年。起初，郑青松被分配在原黄石供电局线路工区运维班，维护供电线路的安全。他们负责的高压输电线路，大部分杆塔分布在湿地丘陵和高山上，这些杆塔成了鸟儿筑巢栖息的天堂。

大量鸟巢给电力正常输送带来安全隐患，必须拆除。当时年仅17岁的郑青松体力最好，便承担起了这项任务，每天爬上爬下，到几十米高的铁塔上拆鸟巢。

“刚上班那两年，平均每天要拆十多个鸟巢。”郑青松告诉我们。

一开始，郑青松有些恨那些筑巢的鸟儿，后来这种恨渐渐变成了悲悯和同情。

1989年7月的一天，郑青松在拆除一个猫头鹰巢时，发现巢内有4 只雏鹰，亲鸟在空中盘旋、哀号，他和同事们不知道怎么办，把小鸟丢地上，又怕亲鸟一时半会儿找不到合适的地方，于是他与同事们一人一只将雏鹰带回家，买肉喂养。……