Crude. Hilarious. And yet still somehow informative?
For professional birders, casual birders, and even those people that have seen a bird that one time.
Great for a gift.

A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever is a fantastic addition to a delightful series that imparts fascinating information in the funniest way possible. Beautiful illustrations and informative and interesting information sit alongside dirty words and the honest truth about just how bizarre (and occasionally annoying) these amazing creatures can be. I laughed out loud and learned a lot!

This book was exactly what I expected to read when I picked up a book written by professional birding amateur Matt Kracht. As with all of his other books and planners I found myself laughing and learning at the same time - well more laughing than learning but I did learn a lot about bird feet which I didn't expect. The addition of the BUMMR ratings was unique and entertaining.

This was such a fun concept for a bird book, I actually learned a bit about different birds and it had that humor that I was looking for. Matt Kracht wrote this well and I enjoyed the art in this book. It had everything that I hoped and enjoyed reading this.

I love this book series, and I was very excited to see another one was coming out. As usual, I laughed my way through this book, but also learned a little. Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.

I've tried a few devices but I can't see the PDF. If it was something that I could open in the NetGalley app, that might have worked.

I have tried for a number of days now and the result is still always the same. I cannot open the pdf file.

As all birders know, birds in general are loathsome creatures prone to hiding behind leaves or turning around to show you their cloacas or just taking off exactly when you get your viewfinder / binoculars on them. So Matt Kracht's hostility and resentment will resonate with all of us.

(Seriously: a very funny book to dip in and out of. As far as I can tell the factual information, though presented comically, is correct. And the illustrations are beautifully done. A treat for any birder with a sense of humor.)

Not sure what happened with the download. I downloaded the provided pdf but most pages were blank and faded? Couldn’t really view the book…