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The hummingbirds' gift : wonder, beauty, and renewal on wings

Summary: "As one of the most beautiful and intriguing birds found in nature, hummingbirds fascinate people around the world. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one MPH, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. Miraculous creatures, they are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. That's where Brenda Sherburn comes in. With tenderness and patience, she rescues abandoned hummingbirds and nurses them back to health until they can fly away and live in the wild. In The Hummingbird's Gift, the extraordinary care that Brenda provides her peanut-sized patients is revealed and, in the process, shows us just how truly amazing hummingbirds are"--Amazon.com

Item details

ISBN: 9781982176082
ISBN: 1982176083
ISBN: 9781982176099
Physical Description: print
83 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm
Edition: First Atria books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

"An earlier version of this material appeared as a chapter in Sy Montgomery's book Birdology (2010). [Under the title] "Birds are made of air"--Title page verso

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