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The Birding Dictionary
Contributors
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- May 6, 2025
- Page Count
- 176 pages
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- ISBN-13
- 9781523525355
Price
$14.99Price
$19.99 CADFormat
Format:
- Trade Paperback $14.99 $19.99 CAD
- ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
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Acclaimed science communicator and cartoonist Rosemary Mosco offers a clever, humorous “dictionary” that’s perfect for any birder. The Birding Dictionary is filled with hilarious and informative definitions for more than 200 birding terms, plus over 50 witty full‑color illustrations. Terms range from bird species, anatomy, and behaviors to the insider jargon that all birders know and speak fluently, from “alpha code” to “zygodactyl.” With equal parts quirky humor and accessible science, it’s a delightful gift for every bird enthusiast.
Includes:
American Robin noun: a device that converts worms into 100-decibel songs outside your bedroom at 4 a.m.
metamorphosis noun: the process in which a rare bird transforms itself into a common bird when you lift up your binoculars to view it, point it out to an expert, or look more closely at yourphotos later.
stakeout noun: a gathering of birders that evokes action-movie vibes, but mostly involves waiting in a damp field, shifting from foot to foot, and looking up until your eyes ache.
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“Best. Dictionary. Ever. In any subject. A bunch of birding words and phrases, given really concise and informative explanations, all presented in Rosemary’s inimitable style: funny, irreverent, whimsical, thought-provoking, and fully entertaining.”—David Allen Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds
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“Birding is one of the most rewarding and joyful hobbies in the world. It is also very, very, very silly. No book better captures that delightful duality than Rosemary Mosco’s laugh-out-loud funny guide to the ludicrously amazing and amazingly ludicrous world of birds and birders.”—Ed Yong, author of An Immense World
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