"The Bird with Flaming Red Feet" with Maria Mudd Ruth
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- Apr 26, 2026 from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM
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- Village Books, Fairhaven
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A Nature of Writing Speaker Series event, in partnership with Village Books
The Bird with Flaming Red Feet is a lively and heartfelt natural history of the Pigeon Guillemot–a charismatic seabird with a surprising story to tell. Found along the coast around the North Pacific and from Alaska to Southern California, this talkative and often-overlooked bird plays an outsized role in the health of marine ecosystem--earning its status as an "indicator species," especially for Washington’s Puget Sound. Author and longtime volunteer surveyor Maria Mudd Ruth weaves together science, field observation, and community storytelling in this engaging exploration of one bird’s life. Along the way, readers meet the passionate citizen scientists who have built a unique community around caring for and studying this vibrant bird. Bridging the gap between field guide and memoir, The Bird with Flaming Red Feet invites readers to slow down, look closely, and reconnect with the wild places--and creatures--just outside their door.
ABOUT OUR BOOKSELLER PARTNER
Village Books and Paper Dreams is a community-based, independent bookstore and gift shop located in the Historic Fairhaven Village on the southside of Bellingham, Washington. Since 1980, we have been "building community one book at a time." Village Books and Paper Dreams is a place to meet your friends, talk books, or just while away an hour or two among our shelves or at The Next Chapter Cafe deliciously perched on the mezzanine of Village Books, overlooking the Village Green. If you're in the neighborhood come on in to explore!