Project Gutenberg 2010-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 64 Miller, Olive Thorne 1831 1918 Miller, Harriet Mann Thorne, Olive Mann, Harriet Beard, James Carter 1837 1913 Beard, J. Carter (James Carter) Upon The Tree-Tops Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Upon The Tree-Tops" by Olive Thorne Miller is a nature-themed account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the intricacies of bird life, expressing the author's admiration for their individual traits and songs through a series of observations. The narrative serves as a blend of memoir and field observations, presenting a rich tapestry of the relationships between birds and their surroundings. At the start of the book, the author shares her desire to immerse herself in the tranquility of nature following a hectic city life. She finds herself in a solitary farmhouse in the Green Mountains, where she watches birds from her window, reflecting on their beauty and individuality. Soon, she is joined by a friend, an "Enthusiast" of birdwatching, and together they embark on forest explorations in search of specific birds, notably the hermit thrush and the oven-bird. Their excursions are filled with lyrical descriptions of the flora and fauna around them as they eagerly listen for the captivating songs of their feathered companions, setting the tone for an intimate journey into the world of birds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birds QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 392928 392863 2024-10-13T09:50:29.075187 2023-09-14T03:42:24.449293 text/html text/html 390357 2010-02-13T09:13:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 503271 2010-02-13T09:13:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 590208 2024-10-13T09:50:37.253126 application/epub+zip 595890 2024-10-13T09:50:31.441180 application/epub+zip 223775 2024-10-13T09:50:29.957150 application/epub+zip 759902 2024-10-13T09:50:41.511096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723209 2024-10-13T09:50:36.268129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329807 2022-09-14T11:03:04.737927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346006 345922 2024-10-13T09:50:28.138190 2023-09-14T03:42:23.661230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 345826 2010-02-13T09:13:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135435 2010-02-13T09:13:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 345822 2010-02-13T09:13:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135374 2010-02-13T09:13:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21712 2024-10-13T09:50:41.654119 application/rdf+xml 11670 2024-10-13T09:50:30.526146 image/jpeg 3159 2024-10-13T09:50:30.241141 image/jpeg 563638 2024-10-13T09:50:29.135182 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