"Mockingbird" is a witty, life-affirming and very instructive story of Zenkali Island, drowning in greenery and... does not really exist! According to Darrell himself, "if one of the readers is interested in how this book turned out, I can answer this way: I wrote in a good mood, when it is easy on the heart, and, in general, for fun. But events like those described in it took place and are taking place in different parts of the world." In the story "Naturalist on a Fly," the author talks about his amazing travels in search of the most exotic animals and birds from the Rocky Mountains in Canada to Panama, from South Africa to the northern tip of the British Isles. [b] [b]