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In Nesting Time by Olive Thorne Miller poetically portrays the habits and interactions between her feathered friends. Olive Thorne Miller converted one room of her house into a large aviary, and In Nesting Time describes her observations of the high drama that played out between the individuals of various species amongst her array of cages. Complete, updated index includes modern avian taxonomy. |
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Published February, 2015
Paperback, 216 pages 5.5 x 8.5 inches isbn: 978-0692374412 $14.99 |
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"And oft an unintruding guest,
I watched her secret toils from day to day;
How true she warped the moss to form the nest,
And modeled it within with wood and clay.
And by and by, like heath-bells gilt with dew,
There lay her shining eggs as bright as flowers,
Ink-spotted over, shells of green and blue:
And there I witnessed in the summer hours
A brood of Nature’s minstrels chirp and fly,
Glad as the sunshine and the laughing sky."
—John Clare
I watched her secret toils from day to day;
How true she warped the moss to form the nest,
And modeled it within with wood and clay.
And by and by, like heath-bells gilt with dew,
There lay her shining eggs as bright as flowers,
Ink-spotted over, shells of green and blue:
And there I witnessed in the summer hours
A brood of Nature’s minstrels chirp and fly,
Glad as the sunshine and the laughing sky."
—John Clare
After becoming interested in birding at the age of fifty, Olive Thorne Miller avidly pursued her hobby for the rest of her days. Miller's written works about birds for children and adults were instrumental in stimulating public interest in natural history. Olive Thorne Miller converted one room of her house into a large aviary, and In Nesting Time describes her observations of the high drama that played out between the individuals of various species amongst her array of cages.