The Bird with Flaming Red Feet | Seattle Book Launch

Please join Third Place Books and North Cascades Institute in welcoming Maria Mudd Ruth to celebrate the release of her new book The Bird with Flaming Red Feet! Tickets are free. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. 

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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. 

MARIA MUDD RUTH has written more than a dozen nonfiction titles on natural history topics, including the critically acclaimed Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet and A Sideways Look at Clouds. Ruth lives in Olympia, Washington, and has been part of a long-term community science study of the Pigeon Guillemots in the Salish Sea since 2013. To learn more, visit mariaruthbooks.net. 

This event is co-sponsored by the North Cascades Institute, a nonprofit conservation organization working to inspire environmental stewardship through transformative learning experiences in nature. Learn more at ncascades.org.