The Adventures of Old Mr. Buzzard

Author: Thornton W. Burgess

Old Mr. Buzzard has arrived from the sunny South, and he’s going to stay in the Green Forest till Jack Frost returns.

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Description

Once the local woodland creatures realize that he’s not a hawk and they’ve nothing to fear, they learn many curious and interesting things from the old fellow.

Peter Rabbit goes hunting for Mr. and Mrs. Buzzard’s nest, which leads to a great mystery involving their eggs, and when Reddy Fox happens upon the Buzzard babies, he discovers a big surprise.

Reprint of the Little Brown and Company, New York, 1919 edition.

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Author and conservationist Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965) wrote thousands of animal stories for children, starting with the 1910 publication of Old Mother West Wind. Burgess’s tales convey his fascination with wildlife and his concern for nature, teaching gentle lessons about ecology and respect for the environment.