That is not a snake that the adult burrowing owl is feeding to its chick. It's a caterpillar - which goes to show just how small they are. They are also much more relaxed around humans than other species of owls. They will happily colonize areas like airports and golf courses and have even been known to nest in larger gardens.
Many Cargoes was the W.W. Jacobs first collection of short stories in 1896. In 1897, The Skipper's Wooing was written and in 1898 Jacobs wrote another collection of stories, Sea Urchins. By 1899 Jacobs was confident enough to resign from the civil service to devote his full time to writing.
Henry David Thoreau, an American writer who wrote about the outdoors, had a hut here at Lake Walden, Massachusetts. John Keats Wrote Ode To Autumn. September 19, 1819. John Keats wrote several odes, which many people say are his greatest poetic achievements. With the exception of To Autumn which he wrote in September, he wrote all the odes between March and June of 1819. During this time, he was struggling with a fatal illness as well as mourning the death of his brother. He also had an intense love affair with Fanny Brawne, who later became his fiancÃ©e.