[He's exploring as well, though he perhaps should not be, he can't help it. Still, he pauses as he hears something from his bookmark, which he takes out and puzzles at for a moment, before looking at it, upside down, with a raised brow]

How interesting... it works for other people as well. [This was said more to himself then anything, and he turned it right side up to talk to the man]

I've yet to run into birds, insects or gardens, though I would be interested to know if anything here was native or if it's all part of the mess they want us to clean up in the books.