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Our Feathered Friends

Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

This volume displays the romance of birds in beautiful prose and dialog in simple language for children and adults alike. Written by a mother and son team of naturalists, chapters describe various aspects of the life and habits of birds highlighting specific birds from owls to hummingbirds. From the introduction:

“Seek the children, little book: Bid them love the bird's retreat . . . Bid them find their secrets out, How to understand their words.”
- Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Introduction

5:41

Read by Larry Wilson

The Message of a Mocking-bird

5:08

Read by Sue Gill

Some People We Like to Know

5:57

Read by Stacy Dugan-Wilcox

Civilized Birds

5:31

Read by Stacy Dugan-Wilcox

How Birds Dress

6:12

Read by Stacy Dugan-Wilcox

How Madam Bird Combs Her Hair

8:06

Read by mleigh

What Birds Carry in Their Pockets

10:36

Read by mleigh

Child Birds

5:01

Read by MaybeCordelia

How Baby Birds are Fed

5:39

Read by MaybeCordelia

At Meal-time

7:47

Read by Andrea Kotzer

Seed-eaters and Meat-eaters

7:37

Read by SmilingJade

Some Birds with a Bad Name

10:31

Read by SmilingJade

Before Breakfast

7:45

Read by SmilingJade

Our Birds' Restaurant—Meals at All Hours

9:30

Read by SmilingJade

Umbrellas and Other Things

10:33

Read by SmilingJade

Cradle Making

5:07

Read by MaybeCordelia

Our Screech Owl

6:23

Read by Colleen McMahon

Birds at Work and Play

6:28

Read by Colleen McMahon

Some Other Birds at Work

8:59

Read by Colleen McMahon

A Pet Humming-bird

4:35

Read by Samikshaya Ananthakrishnan

How We Took the Humming-birds' Pictures

7:20

Read by MaybeCordelia

Our Robin Redbreast

7:08

Read by Sue Gill

More about Our Robin

9:19

Read by Sue Gill

Going to Bed and Getting Up

8:01

Read by BettyB

Mrs. Towhee Proposes a Garden Party

7:06

Read by briannag

At the Garden Party

7:45

Read by MaybeCordelia

Our Bird Hospital

4:30

Read by BettyB

A Splendid Collection

4:43

Read by Larry Wilson