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How to Be a (Bad) Birdwatcher

by Simon Barnes · 2004

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Look out the window.

See a bird.

Enjoy it.

CONGRATULATIONS!

You are now a bad birdwatcher.

Inthis refreshingly irreverent introduction to the subject, Simon Barnes makes birdwatching simple—and above all, enjoyable.

Subject
sciencebiographyphilosophy
Genre
humor
Themes
birdsnatureanimals
Audience
adult
Length
short · 198 pages

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