This book presents a detailed and fascinating account of how two gravely injured wild birds were raised from infancy within the confines of an Episcopal Convent. Throughout the narration the author has liberally interspersed experiences, observations and events at the convent relating to other aspects of nature involving wild birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, plants, and even insects. She is a keen observer and true naturalist, and shares the feeling that the most satisfying form of nature study involves becoming intimately acquainted with individuals or families of a species and observing their activities in great detail over a period of time.
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A touching and funny nature novel,
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This review is from: Beakless Bluebirds and Featherless Penguins: Observations of a Naturalist (Paperback)
This is a touching true story about a nun, Sister Barbara Ann, who recues and adopts two injured bluebirds. Her feelings about the birds and the story of their recovery is the thread that holds the book together. The novel also includes several other anecdotes chronicling the lives, trial, and foibles of different animals and people, from an encounter with a scentless skunk named SweetPea to a nun who spreads joy through decks of cards. Overall, the novel is a tribute to the beauty of nature. I would recommend it to anyone who loves nature, animals, or people.
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A must for nature-lovers, and especially for birdwatchers,
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This review is from: Beakless Bluebirds and Featherless Penguins: Observations of a Naturalist (Paperback)
Sister Barbara Ann is, apparently, a meticulously trained naturalist as well as a professional artist and an unusually articulate writer. I have shared this book with many others, and each person has wanted to own a copy. It is a little polished gem.
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Loved this book. Especially because it's about my own area and I knew some of the places she wrote about. I recommend this book for anyone interested in birds and wildlife. Very entertaining.
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