The hummingbirds' gift : wonder, beauty, and renewal on wings / Sy Montgomery.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021Edition: First Atria Books hardcover editionDescription: 83 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781982176082
- 1982176083
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the "fascinating...entertaining" ( The Daily Beast) National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus , a charmingly perfect gem of a book about the most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures--hummingbirds.
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. With Sy Montgomery's signature "joyful passion" ( Library Journal ), and including sixteen pages of gorgeous color photos, this beautifully written and inspiring little book celebrates the profound gift that hummingbirds are to our planet and is the ultimate gift for nature lovers and bird watchers everywhere.
"An earlier version of this material appeared as a chapter in Sy Mongtomery's book Birdology (2010). [Under the title] "Birds are made of air"" -- verso.
"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.
"From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus, a perfect gem of a book about those most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures--hummingbirds."-- Provided by publisher.
The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of astonishing feats. They are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. Brenda Sherburn LaBelle rescues abandoned hummingbirds and nurses them until they can fly away and live in the wild. Montgomery follows the care that LaBelle provides, and in doing so readers will discover just how truly amazing hummingbirds are. -- adapted from jacket