Terry Masear
Auteur de Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood
A propos de l'auteur
Terry Masear has been rescuing hummingbirds since 2005. Over the past ten years, she and a network of rehabbers in Southern California have rescued 5,000 hummingbirds, the majority of which have been released back into the wild. Terry received her Ph.D. from UCLA, where she teaches English as a afficher plus Second Language. She has taken time off from teaching to focus on researching and writing about hummingbirds. afficher moins
Œuvres de Terry Masear
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- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 74
- Popularité
- #238,154
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 3
Masear includes many facts in her memoir that people with differing levels of expertise will appreciate, but what I enjoyed the most was her account of the day-to-day care involved with rescuing and rehabilitating these little marvels. In four months, she took in 160 hummingbirds in various stages of need. With feedings every thirty minutes during the day and a phone that never stopped ringing, readers can feel Masear's exhaustion. But we can also feel her love and dedication, especially with hummingbirds like Gabriel and Pepper, birds that were gravely injured and not expected to live. Yes, this is a book in which both your mind and your heart will be engaged.
Don't be surprised if you read Fastest Things on Wings and discover that your sense of wonder has been reawakened-- and that if you're lucky enough to have hummingbirds in your neighborhood that you look at them in a brand-new light. These little jewels are enough in and of themselves to make me believe in miracles, and I am so glad I read Masear's book.… (plus d'informations)