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The birding dictionary

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 fro...

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Main Author: Mosco, Rosemary (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Workman Publishing, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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Bird watching > Humor.
Bird watching > Dictionaries.
Bird watching.
Dictionaries.
Humor.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:"1. (noun) A tongue-in-cheek guide for people who find themselves obsessed, against all logic and reason, with birds"--Cover.
Physical Description:iii, 171 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
ISBN:9781523525355
1523525355
Author Notes:Rosemary Mosco is a science communicator, acclaimed cartoonist, and speaker on all things bird. She has written and drawn for The New York Times , Audubon , and elsewhere, and she is the author of A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching and co-author of The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid . She lives in Massachusetts.

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