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Birds In Town And Village is a book written by W. H. Hudson, first published in 1898. The book is a detailed account of the various bird species that can be found in and around towns and villages. The author describes the different habitats and nesting habits of these birds,... Read Full Overview

Just out of hearing of the grasshopper warblers, there was a good-sized pool of water on the common, probably an old gravel-pit, its bottom now overgrown with rushes. A sedge warbler, the only one on the common, lived in the masses of bramble and gorse on its banks; and birds... Read Full Overview

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"Birds in Town and Village" from William Henry Hudson. Author, naturalist, and ornithologist (1841-1922).

Birds In Town And Village is a book written by W. H. Hudson that explores the lives and habits of various bird species found in urban and rural areas. The book is divided into chapters, each of which focuses on a particular bird species, such as the sparrow, blackbird, robin,... Read Full Overview

About the middle of last May, after a rough and cold period, there came a spell of brilliant weather, reviving in me the old spring feeling, the passion for wild nature, the desire for the companionship of birds; and I betook myself to St. James's Park for the sake of such satisfaction... Read Full Overview