"Even if it is just a common open area right near a residential district, as long as there is a hill and a pond, there might very well be a rich variety of life residing there," says Liu. After years of observation, one can accumulate a startling diversity of knowledge and experience even in a low-lying suburban spot that everyone otherwise over-looks.
「縱使在一個住家附近的普通自然環境，只要那兒有一座小山、一個池塘，都可能有豐富的生物棲息」，劉克襄說，透過長期經年的四季觀察，一個平地郊區最為人疏忽的地方，也能累積出驚人而多元的自然生態內容。