The Bluebird Effect

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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 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. New Read [ The Bluebird Effect ] By [ Julie Zickefoose ] – kino-fada.fr If you love birds, hie thee to a bookstore toot sweet and bring home this masterpiece THE BLUEBIRD EFFECT deserves 30 stars That s one star for every year Julie Zickefoose has devoted to observing, rehabilitating, painting, and writing about wild birds Her warmth comes through on every page This is a book to be treasured and revisited, both for solace and for inspiration in your own efforts to connect with common birds Julie s artwork is gorgeous, and so intimate These are paintings and sk If you love birds, hie thee to a bookstore toot sweet and bring home this masterpiece THE BLUEBIRD EFFECT deserves 30 stars That s one star for every year Julie Zickefoose has devoted to observing, rehabilitating, painting, and writing about wild birds Her warmth comes through on every page This is a book to be treasured and revisited, both for solace and for inspiration in your own efforts to connect with common birds Julie s artwork is gorgeous, and so intimate These are paintings and sketches of b...Yay My new favorite non fiction book Love the stories Love the art work Love the author so much I immediately subscribed to 2 years of the magazine she writes for Bird Watcher s Digest A song bird rehabilitator, and an artist wow.Wow.Spectacular.Zickfoose is a naturalist and ornithologist who paints the complex and intelligent world of birds Primarily focusing on songbirds, Zickfoose aims to educate the reader on the complex mechanisms, from built to calls, of various species in the form of her mesmerizing paintings and hooking stories.Each bird that receiv...Some of the chapters in this book hit me hard I could ve written them, although not so well Gave me lots to think about.The Bluebird Effect Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickerfoose is a jewel There is a lot about this book that I admire.A The author s artwork Zickefoose s sketches, illustrations and paintings of birds are remarkable If it were just a book of art, we d be richly rewarded.B Her writing style is personable, she leads with her heart, her stories flow like friends sitting around a front porch swapping their bird remembrances.Zickefoose writes, In the early 1980s, I spent six weeks The Bluebird Effect Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickerfoose is a jewel There is a lot about this book that I admire.A The author s artwork Zickefoose s sketches, illustrations and paintings of birds are remarkable If it were just a book of art, we d be richly rewarded.B Her writing style is personable, she leads with her heart, her stories flow like friends sitting around a front porch swapping their bird remembrances.Zickefoose writes, In the e...I love Love LOVED it She is absolutely brilliantWhat I absolutely love about this book is that it is written like a personal and heartfelt journal about the author s experiences with birds that she has rehabilitated and or had other personal experiences with This book has interesting facts about the birds along with details on their individual personalities This isn t the standard and straightlaced ornithology book.The author had long dreamed of being an Ornithologist, but couldn t get into the college she had dreamed of because of her math What I absolutely love about this book is that it is written like a personal and heartfelt journal about the author s experiences with birds that she has rehabilitated and or had other personal experiences with This book has interesting facts about the birds along with details on their individual personalities This isn t the standard and straightlaced ornithology book.The author had long dreamed of being an Ornithologist, but couldn t get into the college she had dreamed of becau...This is a beautiful book by naturalist, artist and songbird rehabilitator, Julie Zickefoose Anyone who has stood rapt in awe of birds in flight and there natural grace and beauty will appreciate this book.Julie tells the reader her stories about rehabilitating and raising birds, from hummingbirds to chickadees, to phoebes to grosbeaks Zickefoose lets the reader know about the personality of each bird and the care required in r...Fantastic book by an artist naturalist who loves birds and birding It is not a collection of bird facts but rather the author s experiences of beneficial effects for birds and humans as she treats them as a licensed avian rehabilitator You will come away with a whole new appreciation of a variety of our fine feathered friends Julie s stories and a...A beautiful book about the author s relationship with the songbirds she has rescued, rehabilitated, kept as pets and observed It is heartwarming, engaging and raises important questions regarding the relationship between humans and birds A keepsake, especially for the beautiful sketches.

The Bluebird Effect
  • English
  • 02 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 384 pages
  • 0547003099
  • Julie Zickefoose
  • The Bluebird Effect