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Despite severe diabetes, Russell Ogg was a successful photographer who traveled worldwide with his wife, journalist Norma Lee Browning. He's always been able to cope with anything, but when diabetes began to rob him of his sight, "it was like a violinist losing his fingers."

When Norma Lee saw him sitting day after day on the patio of their home in Palm Springs, slumped in despair, his sightless eyes fixed on nothing, she too became depressed.But a miracle was about to happen.

Then suddenly a red hummingbird appeared that changed their lives.

Norma Lee frankly describes her doubts and the errors she made in identifying the birds her husband tried to photograph. She also concludes, from her close observation of the hummers, that "the experts" are wrong on many counts.

But the miracle that provides the heart-warming conclusion to this unusual story involves Russell Ogg's eyesight. His sight improved. His eye doctor said he saw better than it was possible for him to see. "There is no way to explain medically how he does it .. his photographs tell us something about the magnificence of man."

His inspiring story is a testament to human courage and hope.

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Beauty through the eyes of a blind photographer
An amazing book of photographs "taken" by a blind photographer, this is the story ofingenuity and triumph over blindness. Russell Orgg, a Palm Springs CA photographer managed to innovate a system causing the birds to snap pictures (creations, really) of themselves. The story is inspiring and the photographs breathtaking.

He Saw a Hummingbird
This is one of the most inspirational and heartwarming stories I have read in a long time.I highly recommend it to anyone who is experiencing difficulties physically and emotionally as it is uplifting and such an encouragement!Russell's ability to overcome this tremendously difficult period in his life is remarkable.I only wish there was a sequel to the book as I would love to know more about his photography and the aftermath of his success.The book is a light hearted approach to a most serious situation allowing the reader to appreciate and value man's will to survive.The author, his wife, has a wonderful sense of humor and evoked curiousity and wonder for the tiniest of birds... the hummingbird! I highly recommend the book to children and adults alike who desire to learn the success of determination! ... Read more

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This is a combination of 3 of the authors previous books...
WARNING: This book is a combination of 3 of Arnette Heidcamp's previous 3 books. It's NOT A NEW BOOK by the author! I traded for this without realizing that & I had already read all 3 of the included books. This book has the following 3 books by Arnette Heidcamp inside: "A Hummingbird in my House", "Rosie: My Rufous Hummingbird" and "Hummingbirds: My Winter Guests".

Have you ever known a person to whom animals flock to when injured or in need of help, almost like God guided them to that certain someone? Well, Arnette Heidcamp is that person to whom Hummingbirds seek out. If you're familiar with her other writings, you know that birds in trouble are drawn to her. If you like journaled/memoir style type of writing about birds or animals you will enjoy this book. In each story the author journals the birds habits, behavior, feeding habits and much more. Also included is some wonderful photography that the author took herself.

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There is no mistaking a hummingbird. Even people who hardly know a robin from a sparrow recognize that flash of iridescent feathers and the distinctive hovering flight. So popular have "hummers" become that even casual birdwatchers now travel great distances to hummingbird hot spots to see masses of birds in their annual migrations. In this invitingly written book, June Osborne paints a fully detailed portrait of perhaps the best-known hummingbird in the United States, the ruby-throat. Drawing from her own birdwatching experiences, she offers an "up close and personal" look at a female ruby-throat building her nest and rearing young, as well as an account of a day in the life of a male ruby-throat and stories of the hummers' migrations between their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada and their winter homes in Mexico and Central America. In addition to this life history, Osborne recounts early hummingbird sightings and tells how the bird received its common and scientific names. After an overview of hummingbirds' distinctive ways of feeding, flying, and conserving energy, she offers a detailed description of the ruby-throat that will help you tell females from males, immature birds from adults, and ruby-throats from similar species. Osborne also takes you on a visit to the "Hummer/Bird Celebration!" at Rockport, reviews hummingbird banding programs, and explains how to attract hummingbirds to your yard or apartment balcony. ... Read more

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Hummingbird Book
If you want to know more about hummingbirds, this is the book to get. The author clearly knows what she is talking about and her love for these tiny birds shows in every page. We learned a lot and highly recommend this book. Arrived quickly and in good condition

Informative and entertaining read
This little book is wonderfully written and covers all aspects of the ruby throated hummingbird. The distinct characteristics of the hummingbird - their size, description (differences between the male and female), courtship, flight, sounds are covered in detail. Most interesting are chapters that cover an average day in the life of the male hummingbird and the nesting habits of the female (the author describes her own month long observation of one in a park near her home). Other chapters cover the fascinating migration, banding projects and how to attract hummingbirds to your garden. ... Read more

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When you want a snack, all you have to do is go to the refrigerator and get it. But it's not so easy for young hummingbirds, who have a lot to learn about where to find food. This is the story of how one such bird figures out what might be a meal, and what might not! ... Read more

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Captures the magic of the hummingbird
April Pulley Sayre's The Hungry Hummingbird is a factual account which reads like fiction, providing the story of a hungry, confused young hummingbird and her search for the right flow to eat from. Beautiful drawings by Gay Holland capture the magic of the hummingbird. ... Read more

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A simple tale to inspire action
//The Little Hummingbird// is a South American indigenous story about a hummingbird that carries single drops of water to help put out the fire consuming her forest -- her home. The terrified rabbit declares the fire too hot; the wolf claims he is too small; yet the tiniest of them, the hummingbird, carries single drops of water into the towering blaze.When Big Bear asks what the hummingbird is doing, she replies, "I am doing everything I can."

//The Little Hummingbird// is a simple tale to inspire action, even when the odds seem impossible.It includes a message from Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathat, who, thirty years ago, planted seven trees in Kenya, Africa.Since, she has worked with others to plant more than thirty million trees in Africa and around the world.While she encourages children to practice the Four Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, and Recycle, she also emphasizes that no matter how minor the actions seem, little changes can result in big differences.Written simply, //The Little Hummingbird// is a tale that can lead to a full discussion of what each child can do when they are inspired to "change the world" or respond to a crisis.

Reviewed by Susan Roberts

A magnificent Haida-Manga children's work based on "Flight of the Hummingbird"
"The Little Hummingbird" is a magnificent Haida-Manga children's work based on "Flight of the Hummingbird," a tale based on a South American indigenous story about the heroic efforts of a tiny hummingbird to carry drops of water to end a forest fire. The vivid, spare, three-color (black, white and red) Haida-style illustrations are stunning, carrying the storytelling to new, multi-mythic impact levels. Hummingbird is observed and approached by many of the larger animals of the forest, who wonder why she is carrying single drops of water in her beak to fight an enormous forest fire. When asked what she is doing, Hummingbird responds, "I'm doing everything I can." An inspirational message titled Do The Best You Can from Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, is included at the end of "The Little Hummingbird." An additional resource mentioned in the book is the Haida anime "Flight of the Hummingbird," by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. ... Read more

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Examines the life cycle of a Nature Upclose: A Hummingbird’s Life ... Read more

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Hummingbirds!
"A Hummingbird's Life," written and illustrated by John Himmelman, is an excellent educational book for young readers. The book is an introduction to the life cycle of the ruby-throated hummingbird. Nearly every page contains a beautiful full-color illustration, along with simple text.

Himmelman shows us hummingbirds hatching from their eggs and learning to fly. He then follows a hummingbird on his migration south, and shows us the "dance" with which the male hummingbird seeks to attract a mate. Many other aspects of hummingbirds' lives are also portrayed. The book contains moments of both humor and suspense, and ultimately celebrates the beauty and resilience of these amazing creatures.

The book's educational value is enhanced by a short but useful glossary. Himmelman clearly has both a knowledge of and affection for hummingbirds, and both of these things come through in this wonderful book. ... Read more

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Sixty-ish Angela Dunn, the indomitable heroine of EGRET COVE, proved that life-and love-can begin again at any age.Moving to Florida was supposed to have been a temporary solution while snowbird Angela figured out what to do with the next phase of her life. She's already in her sixties. She didn't intend to get involved with anyone romantically. And getting married? That was the last thing on her mind. She hadn't wanted to take a chance on handsome, charming Gilberto, but, somehow, it happened.So now . . . she's dealing with the challenges of a new life, a new husband and yet another new home, in Hummingbird Ridge, West Virginia. There are more troubles with her hard-drinking brother, Tony; Gilberto's mysterious visits to Angela's friend, Gelah, and a health scare that threatens to destroy Angela's dreams. Follow Angela once again on a journey toward faith, hope, joy and wisdom. Margaret Nava is a travel writer and novelist who lived in West Virginia for many years. Now based in New Mexico, she's hard at work on her next Angela Dunn novel, MARIPOSA LANDING.Visit her at www.angeladunn.homestead.com. ... Read more

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An informative series that provides, in a concise format, better understanding of animals and their habitats. Fascinating in its diversity, the natural world comes to life on the pages of these spec tacularly illustrated volumes.

The hummingbird is notable for its amazing ability to hover in midair and even to fly upside down, its iridescent plumage, its extraordinary migration patterns, and unusual courtship and mating rituals. This volume offers descriptions of the hummingbird's habits along with spectacular full-color photographs. ... Read more

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Arnette Heidcamp has had more experiences with hummingbirds in her house than any other bird lover. After sharing the story of Squeak and Rosie, she now tells us about ten more feathered visitors in Hummingbirds: My Winter Guests.

Arnette's winter guests were birds who because of illness or injury were unable to fly south for the winter, or birds that had migrated to the wrong place and needed a winter refuge. Among them were Charlie, a rubythroat who was attacked by a cat; Little Peeper, with a shoulder injury; K-T, the little miracle bird who flew into a window at full speed and survived; Little One, a baby hummingbird who was abandoned when her nest was destroyed; and finally, joining K-T in the sunroom for a winter filled with hummingbird interaction, Cry- stal and Red, Arnette's third and fourth rufous hummingbirds in three years.

Sooner or later all of Arnette's guests, much to her sorrow, left her to return to their hummingbird wilds. She is happy for them but misses them all.

Here is another charming tale in a most readable series, a wonderful tribute to the indomitable spirit of the hummingbird. Hummingbirds: My Winter Guests will have you examining closely each tiny bird you are fortunate enough to see, in search of K-T, Charlie, and all of Arnette's feathered friends.
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Arnette Heidcamp a true hummingbird whisperer
Have you ever known a person to whom animals flock to when injured or in need of help, almost like God guided them to that certain someone? Well, Arnette Heidcamp is that person to whom Hummingbirds seek out. If you're familiar with her other writings, you know that birds in trouble are drawn to her.

In "Hummingbirds: My Winter Guests", Arnette Heidcamp tells the story of more of her rescued hummingbird visitors. Among them are Little Peeper, who has a shoulder injury; Charlie, who was attacked by a cat; K-T, who flew into a window at breakneck speed; Little One, who's nest was destroyed; Crystal and Red who were both off migratory track Rufous hummingbirds.

Come Spring when they are fully recovered all of Arnette Heidcamp's little angels are returned to the wild. This time one of them, Crystal, stays in Arnette's backyard for awhile much to her surprise.

As with other of Arnette Heidcamp's books this book has amazingly beautiful photography that she took herself, of the winter guests. An excellent book for anyone who loves birds or memoirs about nature.

Arnette Heidcamp a true hummingbird whisperer
Have you ever known a person to whom animals flock to when injured or in need of help, almost like God guided them to that certain someone? Well, Arnette Heidcamp is that person to whom Hummingbirds seek out. If you're familiar with her other writings, you know that birds in trouble are drawn to her.

In "Hummingbirds: My Winter Guests", Arnette Heidcamp tells the story of more of her rescued hummingbird visitors. Among them are Little Peeper, who has a shoulder injury; Charlie, who was attacked by a cat; K-T, who flew into a window at breakneck speed; Little One, who's nest was destroyed; Crystal and Red who were both off migratory track Rufous hummingbirds.

Come Spring when they are fully recovered all of Arnette Heidcamp's little angels are returned to the wild. This time one of them, Crystal, stays in Arnette's backyard for awhile much to her surprise.

As with other of Arnette Heidcamp's books this book has amazingly beautiful photography that she took herself, of the winter guests. An excellent book for anyone who loves birds or memoirs about nature.

Delightful and charming ...
This is a delightful book that shares the intimate lives of hummingbirds on-the-mend. I fell in love with all the author's wintering guests: Charlie, Little One, Peeper, Red, Crystal, and K-T. I was sincerely sadwhen the book ended; I wished there were a hundred more pages. Aside fromthe book being full of love and wonder, it's also an informative book thatexplores hummingbird behavior. Some of the information that Ms. Heidcampshares was helpful for me, since I have spent much of my time watchinghummingbirds in my own tree-studded backyard. It is obvious that the authorgenuinely loves these beautiful little gems, as she diligently nurturesthese birds back to health so that they may be released back into nature. Ihonestly felt her sadness in "letting go." My only disappointment is thatMs. Heidcamp did not mention what happened to Peeper, the "LittleAngel," with a shoulder injury. I would like to know how things workedout for him. I would also love to learn more about some of the questionsreaders and bird lovers have asked the author over the years and heranswers to those questions.

Delightful and charming ...
This is a delightful book that shares the intimate lives of hummingbirds on-the-mend. I fell in love with all the author's wintering guests: Charlie, Little One, Peeper, Red, Crystal, and K-T. I was sincerely sadwhen the book ended; I wished there were a hundred more pages. Aside fromthe book being full of love and wonder, it's also an informative book thatexplores hummingbird behavior. Some of the information that Ms. Heidcampshares was helpful for me, since I have spent much of my time watchinghummingbirds in my own tree-studded backyard. It is obvious that the authorgenuinely loves these beautiful little gems, as she diligently nurturesthese birds back to health so that they may be released back into nature. Ihonestly felt her sadness in "letting go." My only disappointment is thatMs. Heidcamp did not mention what happened to Peeper, the "LittleAngel," with a shoulder injury. I would like to know how things workedout for him. I would also love to learn more about some of the questionsreaders and bird lovers have asked the author over the years and heranswers to those questions.

A delightful book that shares a rare intimacy with hummers.
Hummingbirds : My Winter Guests is a wonderful little book.It is rare to have the opportunity to view hummingbirds so closely over a long period of time.The author conveys the personality of each of her little guests, andeducates you about them without reading like a textbook.I fell in lovewith each of her guests, and was sad as each of them left.My onlycriticism is that she never finished the story of Peeper.She said thatall of her guests eventually left and described each one's leaving,Peeper's healing and leave-taking were not addressed.Since he became myfavorite, I still want to know more of what happened to him. I have 2 moreof her books to read - I'm saving them for when I need a day of magic,which these books certainly present. ... Read more

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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 in Graciela Limón’s novel, La canción del colibrí. Translated from the English-language novel originally published in 1996, Song of the Hummingbird, Huitzitzilín describes the wondrous arrival of the four-legged gods and the brutal devastation of her land and her people. She witnessed the obliteration of Tenochitlán and suffered the loss of her identity – forced to discard her traditional garb, to speak a language foreign to her tongue and to forsake her ancestral gods.

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 absolution she neither needs nor wants. Instead she forces him to see the conquest for the first time through the eyes of the conquered.

InLa canción del colibrí, Limónpays homage to the pre-Colombian woman, celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in the face of cataclysm, and mourns our collective loss of treasures more valuable than all the plundered riches and gold. ... Read more

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The Hummingbird Review promotes fine writing by publishing both new writers and fully established literary figures. The review is committed to portraying the beauty and challenges of life - the full human experience - through literature and art, and promotes cross-cultural writing in all forms. Volume 1, Number 2 (summer/fall 2010) includes essays, prose, and poetry from a contributors list including Luis Alberto Urrea,Michael Blake, Martin Espada, Don Eulert, Said Leghlid, Dean Nelson, Michael Shrieve and writers from Cabin 20. ... Read more

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Vol 1 No 2 summer/fall 2010
This is the issue to read about Luis Alberto Urrea's "Haunted Arizona" and Said Leghlid's essay on Amazigh Oral History. Plus poems by Espada, Eulert and Dean Nelson's dispatch from Honduras. ... Read more

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I nice little book that reminds up of our responsibilities
This is a very nice, but little, book that tells a short parable about the flight of a humingbird that saves a forest. It is well written and illustrated by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. Though the main story is a short four pages, it delivers it message effectively and succinctly. The added value with this book is the Forward by Nobel Peace Price winner Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan woman known for her work planting trees in Africa, and an afterword by the Dalai Lama.

Again, this is a short book, but it is a nice little package of important, though-provoking words. It would make a great gift for the environmentally enlightened as well as the environmentally challenged.

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A Guide to my Book Rating System:

1 star = The wood pulp would have been better utilized as toilet paper.
2 stars = Don't bother, clean your bathroom instead.
3 stars = Wasn't a waste of time, but it was time wasted.
4 stars = Good book, but not life altering.
5 stars = This book changed my world in at least some small way.

Good Story, maybe 4 pages long
This is a very nice little story, just know that the story itself is only a few pages long, and the rest of the book is a comentary of sorts.
It's something that could be sent around for it's message much easier via email.Very short story!

Learning from the smallest
The smallest of the birds, the hummingbird, shows the rest of the jungle how to turn a tragic forest fire into an act of salvation. When a huge fire starts to devastate the animal's habitat all but the humingbird flee to a safer spot to watch their home be destroyed. With great speed and determination the hummingbird takes one drop of water after another to attempt to douse the flames. As the parable ends the Big Bear asks the hummingbird, "What are you doing?" Where the hummingbird responds, "I am doing what I can."

This book shows in strong graphics by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, wisdom from the Dalai Lama, and experience from 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Wangari Maathai what can happen when the smallest or weakest are motivated into action.

The parable, The Flight of the Hummingbird, is perfect for children because it shows how the smallest with determination can outperform the strongest with none. The book also tells the story of Wangarie Maathai, a modern day Johnny Appleseed, who started the Green Belt Movement in Kenya that has planted over 30-million trees.
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World-shattering and Beautiful
I LOVE this book. I could not put it down. I've already given two copies as gifts, and I'm sure I will give more.

A Raw Hummingbird is heartbreaking, compelling, thought-provoking, and wise. It's not for the faint of heart, but it spoke deeply to me. Not only are many of the events in the author's life tragic, but it's also excruciating to be inside the mind of a teenage girl, and not be able to influence or help her..

However, A Raw Hummingbird is on my list of favorites, and I'm eagerly waiting for the second book to come out!!

A Raw Hummingbird
I was totally enthralled by this book!Its honesty and depth take the reader into the hearts and minds of the main characters when they are teens and when the author is ten years older.It moves from love story to spiritual phenomena to abuse to orientation questions to history to psychology to... -- It's a must read!And for some, it may change your life.
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Hummingbird (Confessions of a Smitten Superhero Sidekick)
Author: Sedonia Guillone
Line: Tryst
Length: 4,395
Genre: Gay erotica; Contemporary; Multi-cultural

Sidekick and Bruce Lee look-alike Kit is not supposed to write about his superhero lover, The Hummingbird, but he can’t resist. Kit’s love…and lust…for the gorgeous muscular superhero just bubbles over and Kit is willing to spill ALL the juicy details…

Excerpt:

The press, his fans, the unappreciative dicks down at the Agency, and the asshole criminals he vanquishes night and day, call Liam ‘The Hummingbird.’ I guess I can’t blame them for having given him such a superficial title. They only know him from the outside, watching his magnificent, muscular body fly through the air at top speeds, hovering, moving up and down, backwards and forwards, snatching criminals from helicopters and airplanes as they make their getaways; saving screaming women and children from burning buildings and such.
Yeah, I know they can imagine the valiant heart beating in that broad chest dusted with swirls of raven dark hair, but they don’t know him all the way through, like I do. And I wouldn’t want them to. I have a terrible jealous streak.
No one asks me anyway, however, because I’m only the sidekick. Sidekicks—a degrading expression for me considering that my hands and feet are registered with the Agency as deadly weapons and that I spend great deals of time covering The Hummingbird’s ass; okay, pun not intended—are never as important as the main superhero. Look what happened to Bruce Lee as Kato. Talk about getting shafted in the bad way!
To me, Liam Conner is an absolute wonder. Not because he can fly and because he’s drop-dead fine, but because of who he is. Of course, that’s the whole point of my writing all this down. And yes, I will give the delicious details even though I’m probably the only one who will ever read this memoir. Uh oh. Sounds like he might be waking up.
Looks over shoulder to where Liam’s still sleeping in bed. Sigh of relief that eyes are closed, mind is oblivious to what lover-sidekick is doing behind his back.
Liam would be pissed if he thought I was writing about him and not keeping my daily log of our exploits for the Agency. Uh oh, the sheet has slipped down, giving me a full view of his perfect hard ass. Stirrings of a raging hard-on in sidekick. If Liam weren’t so exhausted from saving the world, I’d slip right back in with him and… sigh as forces self back to writing.
I guess you could say my complete body—soul devotion to him is because I burn for him through and through. Who wouldn’t after eight years of working together—and well…relaxing too…night and day? And after what he did for me. But I’m getting ahead of myself. In order to convey the fullness of my feelings for him, I’ll have to start at the beginning of our…ahem…association.
It was actually Hummingbird who saved my ass first.

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