The Field Guide to Dumb Birds Dumb Birder's Handbook

By Matt Kracht

The wildly popular Field Guide to Dumb Birds series expands with an all-new illustrated handbook packed with sharp humor, surprising facts, and genuinely useful birdwatching advice from professional birding amateur and national bestselling author Matt Kracht.

Birdwatching, birding, crouching in the woods waiting for some dumb birds to show up . . . whatever you call it, this weird pastime is more popular than ever. Going beyond the traditional field guide, this funny, cranky, and actually practical guide explores the how and whys of birding, including a short history, essential (and completely unnecessary) equipment, identification and criticism skills, bird behavior, keeping notes on the little weirdos, attracting them to your home (why ?), and more.

Packed with tips, inspiration, and commiseration, this hilarious handbook features practice exercises, how-to projects, Kracht's patented Scientific Bird Critique method, a section for creating your own dumb bird names, and lush illustrations of the stupidest birds around. It is the must-have guide for how to watch birds--if you're into that.

LOVE BIRDS? HATE BIRDS?: Whether you're an avid birder, an avian-curious beginner, or someone convinced that birds are complete idiots, this illustrated handbook goes in-depth on the act of birding to help you get the most out of your time watching these noisy feathered jerks.THE NEXT BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING DUMB BIRDS SERIES: Matt Kracht expands his irreverent avian universe with a birdwatching manual that's equal parts practical and profane.ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL: This uproarious guide to all things wings offers hilariously grounded, actual advice for birdwatching, including migratory maps, tips for bird identification, musings on the avian population and classification, the birder code of ethics, how this weird hobby can be used to support science, and more.A MUST-HAVE GUIDE: Filled with advice built on years of the author's obsession with these winged disasters, this book entertainingly cracks open subjects only touched on in the Dumb Birds Field Guides, which are the perfect complement to identifying the little creeps and losers.THE PERFECT GIFT FOR BIRDERS: Great for birdwatchers, nature lovers, coffee table book collectors, and anyone who enjoys irreverent humor. Pair with The Field Guide to Dumb Birds Sticker Book or The Field Guide to Dumb Birds Playing Cards set to create an irresistible bundle for full-on bird experts and amateur birders alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1797248987
• ISBN13: 9781797248981
• Release Date: April 2027
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.8"