One of the many joys of field guides, aside, of course, from their utility of identifying species, is perusing them out of pure curiosity to discover what manner of animals, plants, or whatever their respective subject may be are to be found in a given area (or even in existence, for that matter).
With yet another business trip rapidly approaching – this time to a new destination for me: Hong Kong – I found myself a bit flat-footed as to proper preparation. Not what clothes and such to pack, of course; rather what natural history guides to obtain to get an understanding of what I might see while […]