Project Gutenberg 2007-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 108 Burroughs, John 1837 1921 The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The wit of a duck -- An astonished porcupine -- Human traits in the animals -- The downy woodpecker -- A barn-door outlook -- Wild life in winter -- Bird life in winter -- A birds' free lunch -- Bird-nesting time -- A breath of April -- The woodcock's evening hymn -- The coming of summer. Produced by Joseph R. Hauser, Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers" by John Burroughs is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of nature and animal behavior, showcasing Burroughs' observations of wildlife and their interactions with human experiences. Each essay unfolds a deeper understanding of the natural world through careful and poetic reflection, inviting readers into his intimate encounters with nature. The opening of this collection begins with "The Wit of a Duck," where Burroughs recounts a charming tale of a homesick mallard drake that tries to find its way back to its companions after being transported to a new location. Despite the challenges and obstacles the drake faces, he demonstrates a remarkable homing instinct, showcasing an innate ability to navigate his surroundings. Burroughs introduces the novel idea that animals possess a "home sense" akin to an extraordinary sixth sense, capturing the reader's attention with engaging storytelling that melds human emotion with animal behavior. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history -- Outdoor books QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 168241 168211 2024-10-09T05:39:09.979698 2023-09-09T08:07:17.438617 text/html text/html 164312 2007-01-25T14:59:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 236032 2007-01-25T14:59:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 301017 2024-10-09T05:39:16.647686 application/epub+zip 300095 2024-10-09T05:39:13.157663 application/epub+zip 136105 2024-10-09T05:39:11.884678 application/epub+zip 423302 2024-10-09T05:39:19.368675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396774 2024-10-09T05:39:15.780677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215309 2022-09-09T14:39:45.080792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147832 147728 2024-10-09T05:39:09.560698 2023-09-09T08:07:17.120772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147757 2007-01-25T14:59:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57907 2007-01-25T14:59:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147751 2007-01-25T14:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57890 2007-01-25T14:59:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21331 2024-10-09T05:39:19.501640 application/rdf+xml 13483 2024-10-09T05:39:12.434670 image/jpeg 3243 2024-10-09T05:39:12.156676 image/jpeg 375298 2024-10-09T05:39:10.005706 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia