"... The gardener is usually attended by a friendly robin, and when he turns up the soil the bird will come down close…"

"... it is impossible for us not to love whatever is lovely, and of all living things birds were made most beautiful."

"From the distance at intervals came the piercing cries of the ... sounding like bursts of hysterical laughter. ... Th…"

"The has the distinction of being the smallest British bird; it is also one of the most widely distributed, being foun…"

"July 2nd 1902 DEAR GARNETT Thanks for writing—also for " envying " me. I'm in a cloud of by day in the woods, and the…"

"… A friend once confessed to me that he was always profoundly unhappy at sea during long voyages, and the reason was …"

"One can only hope … that the countryman will say to the townsman, Go on making your laws and systems of education for…"

"The more I thought about it, the more obsessed I became with the idea of a swimming journey. I started to dream ever …"

"From water level, I observed the mating joined in flight like refuelling aircraft, and the random progress of the clo…"

"It is through trees that we see and hear the wind: woodland people can tell the species of a tree from the sound it m…"