I do not know why my mom selected a tie that in my very first photo that canvas most of my little chest. And I do not know why she selected one with such a large bird on it. a bird on it. For it became closest to my heart because it had a big bird on it. There were no color photo then. But I remembered the blue tie with a big red bird. It could not be missed. What I do know is parents can make such an impression on their children, in fashion, style, and most of all in their impressionable soul. Just like that bird on a branch of a tree I thought of the bird as me. And I was ready to fly. This book expressed my love of birds that started then. As a professional fashion and celebrity photographer I have had the privilege to photograph some of the most famous people in the world. But my greatest joy is photographing various exotic birds that navigate the wind all around displaying their fashion, moves, and moods on their us on their own runways. In this book I share some of the most important lessons that our feathered friends and others of nature's gifts to us so we too can take to the skies.