Loftwings and Demons

I've learned a lot more about my local environment in the past year or so.  I go for walks fairly often and observe all the different plants, animals, and fungi I see.  I've been really into nature for more than a decade now, but I've been a lot more observant of the bits of it right next to me of late, and I feel like I've learned quite a bit.  My mental map of my local area is certainly more detailed than it used to be, though, I think there's still plenty of places nearby I'm unfamiliar with.  Sometime maybe I'll actually try to draw out a map of what's nearby.  That could be interesting.  I've also considered how I might take more of an active role in local ecology.  I've certainly observed a lot more of what's going on locally of late, but there's much more I want to learn.