Its appeal is ageless, her descriptions riveting, and her devotion to the birds remarkable." - Joanna Burger, author of The Parrot Who Owns Me "A fascinating and rarely seen glimpse behind the scenes. The Birds of Pandemonium is about one woman's crusade to save precious lives, and it offers rare insights into how following a passion can transform not only oneself but also the world. Thanks to efforts at Pandemonium, these birds may not share the same fate as the now-extinct dodo. One of the aviary's greatest success stories is breeding the gorgeous green-naped pheasant pigeon, whose home in the New Guinea rainforest is being decimated. As we come to know the individual birds, we also come to understand how much is at stake for many of these species. The ecstatic reunion of a disabled Victoria crowned pigeon, Wing, and her brother, Coffee, is as wondrous as the silent kinship that develops between Amadeus, a one-legged turaco, and an autistic young visitor. There's Sweetie, a tiny quail with an outsize personality the inspiring Oscar, a disabled Lady Gouldian finch who can't fly but finds a brilliant way to climb to the highest perches of his aviary to roost. Their amazing stories make up the heart of this book. They can teach us volumes about the interrelationships of humans and animals. Birds fall in love, mourn, rejoice, and sacrifice they have a sense of humor, invent, plot, and cope. In The Birds of Pandemonium, she lets us into her world-and theirs. 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.
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A full symphony that swells from the most vocal of more than 350 avian throats representing more than 40 species. Reading about the birds of Pandemonium will make you laugh and cry it will make you see more clearly the need to take care of our planet and it will confirm that one person with a passion can make a difference." -Jeff Corwin, nature conservationist and host of Animal Planet Each morning at first light, Michele Raffin steps outside into the bewitching bird music that heralds another day at Pandemonium Aviaries.
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