“It is, I find, in zoology as it is in botany: all nature is so full, that that district produces the greatest variety which is the most examined.” —Gilbert White. 18th century English naturalist
Posting this because it points out that a lot of us may think we have far fewer kinds of birds or plants or animals around us than we actually do.
I always think of this when I see something about the incredible diversity of nature in Central Park in NYC. Central Park certainly isn't any more diverse than the forests upstate. It's just that Central Park is being observed by many many people all the time. Wherever you live there's probably way more life around you than you realize, whether or not the old saying is true that you're always within seven feet of a spider. ;-)
