Ways of Nature

Ways of Nature by John Burroughs

First published November 1, 1989

Ways of nature — Bird-songs — Nature with closed doors — The wit of a duck — Factors in animal life — Animal communication — Devious paths — What do animals know? — Do animals think and reflect? — A pinch of salt — The literary treatment of nature — A beaver’s reason — Reading the book of nature — Gathered by the way.