The Ultimate Bird Lover: Stories and Advice on Our Feathered Friends at Home and in the Wild

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Crazy for Canaries? Wild for Woodpeckers? Whether your passion is for birds of prey or companions that play, you'll delight in these extraordinary stories about birds of all kinds. Seekers of avian encounters in the wild and infatuated pet owners celebrate the magic of these winged beauties through heartfelt stories, spectacular photos, and expert advice. With illustrative tales as their backdrop, experts in health, grooming, training, nutrition, and environmental issues offer their must-know advice on subjects near and dear to a bird lover's heart--from the pros and cons of clipping a companion bird's wings to the best methods for introducing children to bird watching. More than sixty stunning photos will dazzle you and remind you again why your love affair with birds goes on and on.

Marty Becker, D.V.M., is the regularly featured veterinarian on ABC-TV's Good Morning America, resident veteran on The Dr. Oz Show, contributing pet-care writer for Parade magazine, and the host of The Pet Doctor on PBS. He also coauthors PetConnection, the award-winning weekly column on pets and their care which appears in newspapers across the United States and Canada through the Universal Press Syndicate. Gina Spadafori coauthors PetConnection, an award-winning, nationally syndicated weekly column on pets and their care and is a contributing pet-care writer for Parade magazine. She is a bestselling author of several pet books including the New York Times bestseller Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet? and Birds for Dummies. Mikkel Becker Shannon has been a contributing author to Knight Ridder newspapers and has written for Cat Fancy Magazine and several Chicken Soup for the Soul books. She is the children's education coordinator for the Whitman County Humane Society in Washington State.