A Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))

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Covering 31 North American species, with more than 250 color photos and 33 maps, this is the most comprehensive field guide to hummingbirds. Introductory chapters cover the natural history of hummingbirds, ways to attract and feed them, and major hot spots in the United States and Canada for observing these fascinating birds. The 31 color plates illustrate 28 species, 7 hybrid combinations, 3 forms of albinism, and 4 species of sphinx moths often mistaken for hummingbirds. Species accounts provide in-depth information on plumage, molt, songs and calls, wing sounds, similar species, behavior, habitat, distribution, taxonomy, and conservation concerns. Detailed, up-to-date range maps show breeding, non-breeding, and year-round distribution, migration routes, and records outside expected areas of occurrence. For a few widespread migratory species, separate maps illustrate expected spring arrival dates.

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First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story

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When Noriko and Don Carroll moved from New York City to suburban Las Vegas, they found a tiny nest on a clothesline on their back porch. As the Carrolls settled into their new home, so did a female hummingbird they named Honey. For weeks, the Carrolls watched in fascination as they witnessed an event few humans are privy to-the birth and growth of two hummingbirds. First Flight is the beautifully photographed story of Honey and her two chicks, Ray and Zen. In over 50 stunning, full-color close-ups, it captures the grace, the beauty, and the simultaneous strength and fragility of one of nature's tiniest birds. Professional photographer Don Carroll's images of his tiny housemates are woven throughout with Noriko's charming narrative describing the mother bird and her developing brood. Not just for bird enthusiasts, First Flight is a magical mix of hummingbird field guide, personal story, and new life taking flight. Readers will be captivated by the inherent drama as it unfolds in miniature, and they'll cheer as babies Ray and Zen make their own first flights out into a bright new world.

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The Hummingbird's Daughter

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The prizewinning writer Luis Alberto Urrea's long-awaited novel is an epic mystical drama of a young woman's sudden sainthood in late 19th-century Mexico.It is 1889, and civil war is brewing in Mexico. A 16-year-old girl, Teresita, illegitimate but beloved daughter of the wealthy and powerful rancher Don Tomas Urrea, wakes from the strangest dream--a dream that she has died. Only it was not a dream. This passionate and rebellious young woman has arisen from death with a power to heal--but it will take all her faith to endure the trials that await her and her family now that she has become the Saint of Cabora.THE HUMMINGBIRD?S DAUGHTER is a vast, hugely satisfying novel of love and loss, joy and pain. Two decades in the writing, this is the masterpiece that Luis Alberto Urrea has been building up to.

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There's a Hummingbird in My Backyard

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A family learns to interpret the mysterious ways of the hummingbirds residing in their backyard The Bakers are spending time in their backyard when they notice two hummingbirds zooming around. Before long, they are surprised to learn that the female hummer has built a nest and is raising her new family in their yard. Kelly, her dog, and her parents watch the new hummingbird family grow up and learn that these tiny busy birds see reddish colors best, use a variety of materials to build their nests, and enjoy taking showers by flying into a spray of water from a hose. Along with its companion, There s an Opossum in My Backyard, this book shows you don t have to travel to a distant national or state park to experience and learn from nature in a meaningful way. You can do so in your own backyard!

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A Hummingbird's Story: How I Came to Be

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"A Hummingbird's Story: How I Came to Be" provides you and your child the opportunity to witness one of nature’s miracles. Samantha, a young female Costa hummingbird, shares her story of how “she came to be.” This tiny bird tells her own story of how she pecked her way into this world and then learned the lessons needed to survive outside the nest. In her delightful manner, Samantha begins by introducing her parents and then describing her home, the nest that her mother so painstakingly constructed. New vocabulary words are introduced and defined. Imaginations stretch as children ponder thought- provoking "Did you know?" facts. Written by an educator, "A Hummingbird’s Story: How I Came to Be" combines science content, real photographs taken of the event, and simulated narration by the hummingbird herself to make this book a vital addition to a child’s or teacher's bookshelf. Parents, teachers, librarians, and especially children will witness the beginning of this tiny bird’s life as though they were there in person.

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Hummingbird Miniature Tea Set

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A collector's delight, this tiny tea-party exactly resembles the real thing, graced with a delicate hummingbird theme and gleaming gold-tone trim. Decorative purposes only.Includes 2 cups, 2 saucers, sugar, lidded creamer, lidded teapot and tray. Ceramic. Tray: 7 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 1/2" high; Cups (each): 2" x 1 1/2" x 1 3/4" high; Saucers (each): 2 1/8" diameter x 1/4" high; Creamer: 2 1/2" x 1" X 2 1/2" high; Sugar: 2" x 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" high; Teapot: 4 1/2" x 2" x 4 1/2" high. Set. Decorative purposes only.

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• Includes 2 cups, 2 saucers, sugar, lidded creamer, lidded teapot and tray.
• Decorative purposes only.
• Ceramic. Tray: 7 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 1/2" high; Cups (each): 2" x 1 1/2" x 1 3/4" high;
• Saucers (each): 2 1/8" diameter x 1/4" high; Creamer: 2 1/2" x 1" X 2 1/2" high;
• Sugar: 2" x 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" high; Teapot: 4 1/2" x 2" x 4 1/2" high.

Hummingbirds: A Novel (P.S.)

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Hummingbirds is a wonderfully compelling novel about the intertwining and darkly surprising relationships at the elite Carmine-Casey School for Girls on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where the rivalries and secrets of teachers and students intersect and eventually collide. In the world of students, popular Dixie Doyle battles to wrest attention away from Liz Warren, who spends her time writing and directing plays based on the Oresteia. In the world of teachers, Leo Binhammer must now share his territory with Ted Hughes, the new English teacher who threatens Binhammer's status as sole owner of the girls' hearts. Seasons change and tensions mount as the students, longing for entry into the adult world, toy with their premature powers of flirtation. The deceptive innocence of adolescence becomes a trap into which flailing teachers fall, as the line between maturity and youth begins to blur.

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Hummingbirds

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They have been called glittering fragments of the rainbow, jewels of the air. They have fascinated the Victorian poets as well as gardeners, birdwatchers, and anyone lucky enough to see one. They are the dazzling hummingbirds of the world, found solely in the Americas. With their lightning speed and iridescent plumage that appears to change color with the sun, it’s extremely difficult to capture a hummingbird in a photograph and do the amazing creatures justice. Incredibly, this wonderful book manages just that with 50 gorgeous photos highlighting the hummingbirds’ different species, attributes, and many talents. Comprehensive text also presents information about their habitats and lives, rapturous quotes from their many eloquent fans, and practical advice for attracting them to your garden. Just make sure you’ve accomplished everything you need to do in the day before watching these acrobatic wonders because you won’t be able to tear yourself away anytime soon.

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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

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The life history and activity of a favorite backyard visitor.

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Song of the Hummingbird

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From Aztec princess to slave and concubine, Hummingbird--or Huitzitzilín in her native Nahuatl--recounts her life during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Expressing a confidence and freedom that women have strived for centuries to attain, Huitzitzilín passionately relates her tale to Father Benito, the priest who seeks to confess and convert her, to offer her an absolution she neither needs nor wants. Instead, she forces him to see the conquest, for the first time, through the eyes of the conquered.

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