Project Gutenberg 2013-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 413 Sharp, Dallas Lore 1870 1929 Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce) 1869 1948 Horsfall, Robert Bruce Horsfall, Bruce Wild Life Near Home Produced by Greg Bergquist, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Wild Life Near Home" by Dallas Lore Sharp is a nature writing piece written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricacies of local wildlife, with a focus on the flora and fauna found in the author's immediate surroundings, predominantly in the New Jersey pine-barren region. Through rich and descriptive prose, it examines the behaviors and habitats of various creatures, inviting readers to appreciate the often-overlooked details of nature that coexist with human life. The opening of the book sets a vivid autumn scene during “persimmon-time,” where the author describes the seasonal changes in both flora and fauna as frosty mornings replace sunny days. Sharp notes the departure of certain birds while highlighting the resilient presence of others, like bobwhites and cardinals. He vividly captures the behavior of opossums, vividly intertwining charming anecdotes about their foraging habits with sensory details of their environment. A memorable nighttime adventure with "Uncle Jethro" reveals a humorous and nostalgic pursuit of opossums, symbolizing the blend of community and nature in the experiences shared by the author. This opening invites the reader into a world where wildlife flourishes alongside human life, portrayed through a lens of tenderness and curiosity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42871/42871-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Birds Animal behavior QL Text Category: Travel Writing Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 394127 2025-08-17T10:01:57.513677 text/html 365093 2024-10-23T16:11:37 text/html 3977736 2025-08-17T10:02:04.449646 application/epub+zip 3981318 2025-08-17T10:01:59.063676 application/epub+zip 214619 2025-08-17T10:01:58.251669 application/epub+zip 4082687 2025-08-17T10:02:08.535621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4033156 2025-08-17T10:02:03.610710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279974 2022-09-19T14:57:11.662154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321902 2025-08-17T10:01:56.245720 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301926 2024-10-23T16:11:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17430 2025-08-17T10:02:08.706615 application/rdf+xml 16593 2025-08-17T10:01:58.344665 image/jpeg 2800 2025-08-17T10:01:58.298669 image/jpeg 3784418 2025-08-17T10:01:57.816700 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia