Praise for Birds of Santa Cruz:
"Sophie Wood Brinker artfully shows us the importance of letting our curiosity get stuck in the webs that make up the natural world, and what we can learn by following the spiral threads that carefully link birds to the well-being of all living things. She invites us to enrich our lives by noticing these connections, and by finding inspiration from our feathered friends to fight for a better future for each and every one of our neighbors." Molly Adams, coauthor of Birding for a Better World and founder of the Feminist Bird Club
Praise for the Birds of California Series Published by Heyday:
"A meditation on beauty and survival." Amy Tan, author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"More than an identification guide. It takes us beyond the who's who to why we care. Learn how to think about birds in a way that will deepen your love of feathered things. Combines scientific research, local insights, humor, and beautiful and accurate artwork. [ These books] will deepen your sense of place and open insights to beauty, wonder, and connection to the natural world." John Muir Laws, author/illustrator of The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada
"A must-have for anyone who wants to better understand and appreciate our neighbors." Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing and Saving Time
"I've always known Lake Merritt as a great place to look for birds, not knowing that it was originally designated as a bird sanctuary over 150 years agothe first wildlife refuge in the country! [ The Birds of Lake Merritt] is the perfect introduction to the lake and its birds, and it's sure to give you a new appreciation of both." David Allen Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird
"A compact treasury of natural history knowledge." Burr Heneman, former executive director of Point Reyes Bird Observatory
"It's not only the technical accuracy of the illustrations that make them so remarkable [ ] it is the way they are presented that conveys the more important lessons to both interested bird watchers as well as to any aspiring illustrators studying the book for the improvement of their own craft. [ ] Given these qualities, Birds of Berkeley is as much a reference guide as it is a work of both literary and visual art." Johannes E. Riutta, The Well-Read Naturalist
