Joey SlingerDown and Dirty Birding: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous, Here's All the Outrageous but True Stuff You've Ever Wanted to Know About North American Birds

Oh my. What to say about this book. Sort of like Dave Barry meets Roger Tory Peterson. A light hearted look at birds and those who watch them. No pictures, but fun and useful none the less. Slinger's brief descriptions in the last half of the book are spot-on, with gems like "meadowlarks slouch", and "Swainson's hawks soar wobbly". Both apt descriptions and useful in the field, too. And he doesn't mince words when describing "dickass birders" and such, either. Alas, I can see myself all too often in his descriptions of birders and their birding antics. A good read.

The author may not be the biggest authority on birding, but he definitely brings a "spark" to it with this book. If you know someone who would be a birder if the birds weren't so damn boring, then THIS is the book for them! It's a pretty hilarious read for anyone who simply loves birds and, I recommend this book 100%. I've read it twice now. This is NOT, however, for the birder who will pick apart and correct every "myna" (get it?) detail of a "bird" book. This book is VERY dangerous for them, as the laughter it induces could cause them severe facial cracking. ;)

Slinger is knowledgeable, irreverent, interesting, clear, funny, and very well worth reading. There are times when his breezy off-hand style seems a little forced, and his review of bird identification is basically a waste of space; but the book is a highly original approach to birding, and has much valuable information written in such an engaging light-hearted manner that I think every serious -- and not-so-serious -- birder would enjoy it.

A hilarious read had me laughing out loud -- because I've done some of these same crazy things! If you like birds -- birdwatching -- and to laugh -- get it.

Excellent, informative and fun book. I already own it and bought another copy for a friend who I know will love it. Seller sent book in a timely manner, it was just as advertised. I'd buy from them again. S. Fields

informative and fun.

This book is so much fun...I have been laughing and learning the entire way through. The description on the cover, "Dave Barry does birds" is perfect. Next I need to look up Joey Slinger's columns.

Laugh out loud funny. As birding instructor, I found it a fun (and painless) way to introduce birding to my reluctant children.

livre anglophone broché souple format moyen ancien (1996) consacré à l'ornithologie de terrain; l'auteur,, humoriste canadien, nous donne ses conseils de façon très drôle; quelques illustrations par gravures n&b; à fraire lire absolument par tous les passionnés d'oiseaux