A Hummingbird in My House

Very good used hardcover with lightly faded bottom edges. Dust Jacket is slightly shelf-worn with small tear to upper edge near spine, and price clipped

"One unseasonably cold day in late October 1988, long after all the other little hummingbirds had left for their sojourn in more tropical climes, I found, left behind in my garden, a young male ruby-throated hummingbird. Alone there he would surely die."

And that is how Squeak came to be the author's guest for that whole winter, growing up and thriving happily in the verdant sunroom of her house in Saugerties, New York.

Anyone who has fallen under the spell of the hummingbird will treasure this lovable true story of a young ruby-throated hummingbird who becomes part of someone's household and life. 57 full-color photographs; 10 black-and-white drawings.