The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds

The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds
Julie Zickefoose (Author)
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Ecotourism

Julie Zickefoose lives for the moment when a wild, free living bird that she has raised or rehabilitated comes back to visit her; their eyes meet and they share a spark of understanding. Her reward for the grueling work of rescuing birds—such as feeding baby hummingbirds every twenty minutes all day long—is her empathy with them and the satisfaction of knowing the world is a birdier and more beautiful place.

The Bluebird Effect is about the change that's set in motion by one single act, such as saving an injured bluebird—or a hummingbird, swift, or phoebe. Each of the twenty five chapters covers a different species, and many depict an individual bird, each with its own personality, habits, and quirks. And each chapter is illustrated with Zickefoose's stunning watercolor paintings and drawings. Not just individual tales about the trials and triumphs of raising birds, The Bluebird Effect mixes humor, natural history, and memoir to give readers an intimate story of a life lived among wild birds.

• Rank: #26370 in Books
• Published on: 2012-03-us.html
• Released on: 2012-03-us.html
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.12" h x 8.38" w x 8.22" l, 2.51 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Description #1 by LangtonInfo.com:

A wild bird rehabilitator and natural history artist describes her painstaking efforts to rescue sick and injured wild birds and the experience of rereleasing a bird that subsequently visits, dedicating 25 chapters to a sequence of individual birds to offer insight into species personality, habits and quirks. By the author of Letters from Eden. 20000 first printing.

Description #2 by eBay:

The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds Julie Zickefoose Product code : 9780547003092 Format :Hardback 355 pages Category :Natural History Published :20 March 2012 Condition :Brand new, unused SYNOPSIS Julie Zickefoose lives for the moment when a wild, free living bird that she has raised or rehabilitated comes back to visit her; their eyes meet and they share a spark of understanding. Her reward for the grueling work of rescuing birds-such as feeding baby hummingbirds every twent

Description #3 by Alibris:

Through raising and rehabilitating birds, Julie Zickefoose pulls back a curtain on their motivations, desires, and even emotions. This book" "is a visual feast, lavishly illustrated with watercolors and field sketches.