We eventually discovered that Pinocha the Plover is not just a book about conserving the environment, or merely concerned with the habits of migratory birds, and it is not just talking about the meaning of life. In fact, Liu Ko-hsiang is writing about himself, the person who since childhood was called "Shameful Capitalism Lin" by his father.
於是我們終於撥雲見日地發現，《風鳥皮諾查》不只是寫環保，不只是寫有關候鳥的習性，也不只是談生命的追尋﹘ ﹘其實劉克襄寫的是他自己，那個從小就被爸爸命名為「劉資愧」，後來又被改成「劉克襄」的那個單純、簡樸的鳥人。