The Birds in the Balcony Children's Poetry author of the Jake series

author of the Jake series

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The Birds in the Balcony Children's Poetry author of the Jake seriesDescription About the Author The Birds in the Balcony gives a glimpse of the antics and life cycle of the olive backed sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis), as observed by the author and retold through the eyes of two children living in a high rise building in the nature city of Singapore. Olive backed sunbirds are the most common sunbirds found in Singapore. Their habit of building their nests and raising their chicks in close proximity to human dwellings