02550cam a2200349 i 4500 2720399692 TxAuBib 20260504120000.0 250806s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781680517255 $24.95 1680517252 $24.95 TxAuBib rda Ruth, Maria Mudd. The bird with flaming red feet [BOOK] : seasons with an uncommonly common seabird / Maria Mudd Ruth. Seasons with an uncommonly common seabird. Seattle, Washington : Skipstone, [2026] 203 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 197-203.) The stars align --Becoming a guillemoteer --Taking the awkward out of auk --The relations --The sea in seabird --The network --Guillemot time --Getting ready for the new year --Making moves --Terra firma --The hole in the wall gang --Sex on the beach --Welcome, guillemotlings! --Prey tell --How to party like a guillemot --Caught --Anatomy of a feast --Fair game --A bird in the hand --A closer watch --Taking leave --Celebrating science --It takes a bird to raise a community. "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. Drawing from over a decade of beachside study, she dives deep into the guillemot’s behaviors, quirky traits, and ecological relationships. Along the way, readers meet the passionate citizen scientists who have built a unique community around caring for and studying this vibrant bird.". 20260504. Pigeon guillemot. Alcidae. Charadriiformes. Bird watching.