Book Review: The Hummingbird's Gift

The Hummingbird’s Gift
By Sy Montgomery
Atria Books 83pp

Sy Montgomery’s chapbook The Hummingbird’s Gift is as tiny and as wonderful as the hummingbirds she writes about. These tiny birds, magical in their inception, are mainly heart, brain and air. Hummers whiz through our gardens and our lives, beating their delicate wings at more than sixty times a second. Most of this slim book focuses on the rescue efforts made to save two baby hummingbirds, who have been orphaned. The ensuing drama reveals both the fragility and great strength of these magical creatures. Power, intelligence, and resilience are the chief traits of hummers. Should you develop a bond with a hummingbird, the bird will never forget you.