Wild Orphan Friends

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Wild Orphan Friends
William J.Weber, D.V M.
Photos by the author
"Dr. Weber's skill as a photographer is at least as impressive as his knowledge of natural history."
So said Publishers Weekly in its review of Dr. Weber's first book, Wild Orphan Babies: Mammals and Birds: Caring for Them/Setting Them Free. The media were unanimous in their praise of the book as a clear,humane,well-written how-to.
Here now are Dr. Weber's captivating charges—still patients, still injured or maimed or otherwise in need of help—but not in the context of a how-to. Here they are as boarders—as family members, captivating temporary lodgers who not only win the hearts of those they come in contact with, but who sometimes cause chaos, confusion, and heartbreak as well.
There is Winky, the raccoon who insisted on showering with the family and then ran to be the first one in bed. There are family members such as Joe Nathan, the proud seagull with a single wing, and Beauty, the white-tailed deer who... Tovább

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Wild Orphan Friends
William J.Weber, D.V M.
Photos by the author
"Dr. Weber's skill as a photographer is at least as impressive as his knowledge of natural history."
So said Publishers Weekly in its review of Dr. Weber's first book, Wild Orphan Babies: Mammals and Birds: Caring for Them/Setting Them Free. The media were unanimous in their praise of the book as a clear,humane,well-written how-to.
Here now are Dr. Weber's captivating charges—still patients, still injured or maimed or otherwise in need of help—but not in the context of a how-to. Here they are as boarders—as family members, captivating temporary lodgers who not only win the hearts of those they come in contact with, but who sometimes cause chaos, confusion, and heartbreak as well.
There is Winky, the raccoon who insisted on showering with the family and then ran to be the first one in bed. There are family members such as Joe Nathan, the proud seagull with a single wing, and Beauty, the white-tailed deer who arrives in convulsions and suffering from malnutrition. And there are many other beguiling creatures; each with its own personality, with a character and nature uniquely its own.
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continued from front flap All of them received a warm welcome when they arrived in need of help; all of them made their own place in the family, all left a gap when they left.
Here are the ingredients—the photographs and the good writing —that made the first book a success. Except that something has been added. Warm, engaging, unabashedly loving and lovable animal characters. Vissza