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A Field Guide to North American Birders: A Parody
A Field Guide to North American Birders A Parody Author:Margaret Harmon 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, voic... more »e, 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
For a light-hearted read, this book is amusing and surprisingly accurate in some of its depictions. Not all, of course, but it's birder humor to be taken with a grain of salt.