Project Gutenberg 2019-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 174 Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) 1856 1937 Keyser, L. S. (Leander Sylvester) 05021524 In Bird Land Wayside rambles -- Bird curios -- Winter frolics -- February outings -- Arrival of the birds -- Winged voyagers -- Plumage of young birds -- Nest-hunting -- Midsummer melodies -- Where birds roost -- The wood-pewee -- A pair of night-hawks -- A birds' gala-day -- Rife with birds -- Various phases of bird life: Bird courtship. Bird nurseries. Bird high schools. Bird work. Bird play. Bird deaths -- The secret of appreciation -- Browsings in other fields -- A bird anthology from Lowell -- Appendix: My bird list. Produced by WebRover, Peter Vachuska, Stephen Hope, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "In Bird Land" by Leander S. Keyser is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores the keen observations and insights of the author regarding birds and their behaviors, using Springfield, Ohio, as a backdrop for various ornithological reflections. The essays mix personal narrative with nature writing, creating a melodic celebration of bird life that reflects the wonder of the natural world. The opening of "In Bird Land" introduces the author watching people from his study window and contemplating their differing approaches to nature. Through the lens of his observation, Keyser contrasts his own yearning for solitude in natural settings with others' inclinations toward urban life. His musings lead him to take a springtime ramble into the countryside, where he finds solace and inspiration among the birds, underscoring the beauty of their songs and antics. This appreciation is intertwined with philosophical reflections on life and the roles that both birds and humans play in the natural world, setting the stage for the engaging explorations that follow in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Birds -- Ohio QL Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 479471 2025-07-23T12:37:35.926749 text/html 472256 2019-04-12T14:23:54 text/html 456398 2025-07-23T12:37:44.381193 application/epub+zip 469713 2025-07-23T12:37:38.520795 application/epub+zip 253564 2025-07-23T12:37:37.327763 application/epub+zip 538859 2025-07-23T12:37:48.656166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490288 2025-07-23T12:37:43.229217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349233 2022-09-26T22:04:58.913029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405161 2025-07-23T12:37:34.970753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405423 2019-04-12T14:23:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18572 2025-07-23T12:37:48.798161 application/rdf+xml 21561 2025-07-23T12:37:37.447761 image/jpeg 2670 2025-07-23T12:37:37.387779 image/jpeg 157868 2019-04-12T14:23:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 429880 2019-04-12T14:23:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 431322 2025-07-23T12:37:35.970752 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