Book Description
Why watch a bunch of silly birds when you can watch a bunch of silly birdwatchers? That's the basis of this hilarious parody by Margaret Harmon. Packaged like an actual field guide, it's a bird's eye view of the people who watch the birds, featuring:
• Full-color illustrations of each birder
• The distinguishing characteristics, voice, range, and habitat of 39 "species" of birders, including: the Great Gracious Heron, Steadfast Quail, Ruby-Lipped Hummingbird, Opinionated Jay, Saturday Morning Kinglet, Scope-Weaseling Warbler
• A diagram of the birder body-in all it's full-feathered glory
• Tips on birder-watching-and how to attract them to your own back yard
• Specialized information on how to prevent birder-watching injuries
• The American Birder-Watching Society Code of Ethics
• And more
• Full-color illustrations of each birder
• The distinguishing characteristics, voice, range, and habitat of 39 "species" of birders, including: the Great Gracious Heron, Steadfast Quail, Ruby-Lipped Hummingbird, Opinionated Jay, Saturday Morning Kinglet, Scope-Weaseling Warbler
• A diagram of the birder body-in all it's full-feathered glory
• Tips on birder-watching-and how to attract them to your own back yard
• Specialized information on how to prevent birder-watching injuries
• The American Birder-Watching Society Code of Ethics
• And more
About the author
Margaret Harmon is the author of The Man Who Learned to Walk in Shoes That Pinch, a collection of fables praised as "hedonistic and luxurious" by the Los Angeles Times. She has birded on three continents and nine islands, interviewing and observing birders from the internationally famous to local beginners. Her drawings frequently appear in birding periodicals.
