Bibliograph

Fastest things on wings, rescuing hummingbirds in Hollywood, Terry Masear

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Fastest things on wings, rescuing hummingbirds in Hollywood, Terry Masear

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fastest things on wings

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Terry Masear

Sub title

rescuing hummingbirds in Hollywood

Summary

Before he collided with a limousine, Gabriel, an Anna's hummingbird with a head and throat cloaked in iridescent magenta feathers, could spiral 130 feet in the air, dive 60 miles per hour in a courtship display, hover, and fly backward. When he arrived in rehab caked in road grime, he was so badly injured that he could barely perch. But Terry Masear, one of the busiest hummingbird rehabbers in the country, was determined to save this damaged bird, who seemed oddly familiar. During the four months that Masear worked with Gabriel, she took in 160 other hummingbirds, from a miniature nestling rescued by a bulldog to a fledgling trapped inside a skydiving wind tunnel at Universal CityWalk, and Pepper, a female Anna's injured on a film set. During their time together, Pepper and Gabriel formed a special bond and, together, with Terry's help, learned to fly again. Woven throughout Gabriel and Pepper's stories are those of other colorful birds in a narrative filled with the science and magic surrounding these fascinating creatures

Target audience

adult

Classification