AtinylifetakesonalifeordeathchallengeamidthemajesticgrandeuroftheTateyamamountainrange.Canaswanmusterthecouragetosurviveifitisunabletofly? Astorysuretodeepenyourappreciationoflife'spowerandwonder. Inlateautumn,over800swansfromSiberiasoarintoToyamaPrefectureinJapan'sHokurikuregiontowaitoutthewintermonthsbeforeheadingbackhomeagain.Inthespringof2018,however,oneparticularswanwithabrokenwingwasleftbehindunabletofly.Itwasspottedbybirdwatcher,HirokazuSawae(then57),whohaslongbeencaptivatedbythegraceandbeautyoftheswanandspendshistimecapturingtheirexploitswithhisvideocamera.Feelingfortheinjuredswan,Sawaetakestofeedingandmonitoringitsrecovery,saying:"Iwantthebirdtobeabletorejoinhisflockcomenextwinter."Butnatureisunforgivingandthelawofthejunglestillholdsway.SawaehadneverseenawildswansurvivetheswelteringheatofToyamabefore.Thiswillchallengeeveryounceofresourcefulnessheandtheswancanmuster.Intheprocessofthestruggle,Sawaebegantoviewtheswanasaprojectionofhimself."Itwasasiftheswanfilledaholeinmyheart.""Iamhuman,butIbegantofeelmyselfbecomingaswan-oneswantakingcareofanother."PerhapsthisallayedsomeofthehesitationSawaefeltaboutinterferingwithnature.Willtheinjuredswanbereunitedwithhisflock?Orwillittakeamiracle?