Chronicle Books
A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever
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$15.95
Matt Kracht - professional birding amateur, bestselling author, and unapologetic bird hater—is back, and he’s done putting up with these goddamn birds. This new “field guide” is less about appreciating wildlife and more about surviving it. Armed with his own (definitely scientific) rating system, Kracht identifies the worst of the worst and proves once and for all that birds are loud, rude, and absolutely insufferable.
Inside you’ll find 50 of the world’s most terrible birds, roasted to perfection with furious (but honestly beautiful) full-color illustrations. Meet the likes of:
Cruddy Turdstone (Ruddy Turnstone) - a complete waste of feathers
Blank Staring-Eyes Flycrapper (Black Paradise Flycatcher) - an unblinking nightmare
Dowdy Woodfucker (Downy Woodpecker) - an outright loser
…and dozens more feathered disasters.
Packed with angry-but-informative entries, you’ll learn each bird’s dumb call, tacky markings, idiotic habits, and worthless contributions to the planet. There are even migratory maps and ID tips, because if you’re going to hate birds, you might as well do it accurately.
Why you’ll love it (or hate it, whatever):
Inside you’ll find 50 of the world’s most terrible birds, roasted to perfection with furious (but honestly beautiful) full-color illustrations. Meet the likes of:
Cruddy Turdstone (Ruddy Turnstone) - a complete waste of feathers
Blank Staring-Eyes Flycrapper (Black Paradise Flycatcher) - an unblinking nightmare
Dowdy Woodfucker (Downy Woodpecker) - an outright loser
…and dozens more feathered disasters.
Packed with angry-but-informative entries, you’ll learn each bird’s dumb call, tacky markings, idiotic habits, and worthless contributions to the planet. There are even migratory maps and ID tips, because if you’re going to hate birds, you might as well do it accurately.
Why you’ll love it (or hate it, whatever):
- Birds are the worst. Loud, messy, murderous idiots—and this book proves it.
- Funny and factual. Real info buried beneath all the profanity.
- From a bestselling author. Kracht has already called out dumb birds across North America and the whole stupid world. Now he’s going after the truly worst of the worst.
- Great gift. Perfect for bird haters, bird lovers with a sense of humor, or anyone who needs a solid coffee table laugh.
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