Beyond the Backyard

As long as we disturb soil on any kind of scale beyond the backyard garden, no matter how good our intentions, we will follow the path of all lost civilizations.

不论初衷有多好，只要破坏后花园外的任一寸土地，我们都将重蹈逝去先人的覆辙。

This is the easiest type of birder to be, because birding in the backyard does not necessarily require specialized equipment beyond a general field guide and a basic set of binoculars.

这是最容易入道的一种“鸟人”，因为在后园里观鸟不需要专门的装备，只要有一本通用的观鸟指南和一架基本的双筒望远镜即可。