Birdology by Sy Montgomery

Subtitle: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Canterous Crows, Fierce Flacons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Merderously Big Living Dinosaur -- Montgomery loves animals. In this book she explores, in depth, many different birds and their environments. Healing hummingbirds, training falcons, dancing parrots. She really has a feel for animals and writes wonderfully about them. If you are curious, this is a fun way to start.