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The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings
By Montgomery, Sy
- ISBN
- 9781982176082
- Publisher
- Atria
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Reviewed on May 1, 2021 | Science & Technology
Author and naturalist Montgomery (The Soul of an Octopus) visited the Marin County, CA, sculptor and bird rehabilitator Brenda Sherburn to observe and tell the fascinating and fraught story of Sherburn's rehabilitation of two orphaned newborn Allen's hummingbirds. She traces Sherburn's weeks-long laborious process of nursing the bumblebee-sized hatchlings, until they can fly free; meanwhile, she gives readers an eloquent primer o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
