My Happy Year by E. Bluebird and My Tiny Life by Ruby T. Hummingbird are two books in the Nature Diary series from Holiday House. The humorous and scientifically accurate texts depict ‘first-hand’ the life cycles of the Eastern Bluebird and Ruby Throated Hummingbird. The images appear without the text.

Cover of the book 'My Happy Year' by E. Bluebird, featuring illustrated bluebirds and chicks in a nest, with one bird holding food.
Illustration of a bird with colorful feathers sitting in a nest made of straw and twigs.
Illustrated wetland scene with various birds, butterflies, and lush vegetation, featuring a tree on the right and a flowing stream below.
Illustration of two small birds, one in a nest and one flying outside a window, with a bird’s head emerging from the nest.
Illustration of two bluebirds perched on pumpkins in a pumpkin patch under a blue sky.
"My Tiny Life" book cover by Paul Meisel, featuring a hummingbird and flowers.
Illustration of a hummingbird flying near a nest with two chicks on a tree branch with green leaves and a light blue sky background.
Illustration of a green hummingbird feeding from vibrant orange flowers with long, thin petals, attached to a tree trunk against a soft, blurred background.
Illustrated scene of a courtyard with potted plants, a cactus, a hummingbird near a flower, a sleeping dog on terracotta tiles, and skeleton figures playing instruments in a window.
Illustration of green hummingbirds in flight on a white background
Illustration of two hummingbirds on a branch with green leaves and a small nest.