Field Guide to Dumb Birds Dumb Birder's Handbook

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.