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Author Raffin, Michele, author

Title The birds of Pandemonium : life among the exotic and the endangered / Michele Raffin

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 UM Orono Learning Materials Collection  Teen 639.9 R123b    AVAILABLE  
Edition First edition
Phys Descr 218 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Note Text in English
Contents The tao of Oscar, architect finch -- Morning at Pandemonium -- One dove leads to another, and another- -- Bird fever : one more is no big deal -- Do you speak bird? -- It was raining birds -- Amigo : a bird and his boy -- Wing and coffee : crowned glories -- Let's have babies -- Mail-order bride -- Tico : the bird lady gets schooled -- Hello, pretty mama -- The flock in peril : mice, men, and microbes -- Let's get serious -- Blessed events
Summary Pandemonium, the home and bird sanctuary that Raffin shares with some of the world's most remarkable birds, is a conservation organization dedicated to saving and breeding birds at the edge of extinction, with the goal of eventually releasing them into the wild. Raffin discusses her crusade to save precious lives, and offers rare insights into how following a passion can transform not only oneself but also the world
Subject Pandemonium Aviaries
Birds -- Conservation -- California -- Los Altos Hills
OCLC # 890377353
ISBN # 9781616201364
1616201363