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Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood
by Terry Masear
My book club really enjoyed this book about the intersection of wildlife and Southern California. Masear speaks with a passion about hummingbirds and why humans can't "let nature take its course" when hummingbirds are injured, when we've altered the landscape so much and the injuries are often directly due to human actions.
Although she does mention birds she tried to help who died, she does not dwell on the unhappy side of wildlife rehabilitation, so the book is more heartwarming than heartwrenching. She sees the results of people trying to save birds themselves and is very very firm about keeping your hummingbird feeders clean and taking injured birds to people who know what they are doing.
Overall, a quick and enjoyable read, especially if you love birds but even if you aren't a birder.
One note: I was a little disappointed that she downplayed the threat cats are to birds. Her stories were of the "cat rescues bird and brings it to owner" variety rather than the "cat kills endangered bird and doesn't even eat it" variety (although she does talk about both kinds of cats).
Although she does mention birds she tried to help who died, she does not dwell on the unhappy side of wildlife rehabilitation, so the book is more heartwarming than heartwrenching. She sees the results of people trying to save birds themselves and is very very firm about keeping your hummingbird feeders clean and taking injured birds to people who know what they are doing.
Overall, a quick and enjoyable read, especially if you love birds but even if you aren't a birder.
One note: I was a little disappointed that she downplayed the threat cats are to birds. Her stories were of the "cat rescues bird and brings it to owner" variety rather than the "cat kills endangered bird and doesn't even eat it" variety (although she does talk about both kinds of cats).