Good Birders Still Don't Wear White

<p><strong>Avid North American birders share wit wisdom advice and what fuels their passion for birds.</strong><br /><br />Birding gets you outside helps you de-stress exercises your body and mind puts your day-to-day problems in perspective and can be lots of fun. Birders know this and in this collection of thirty-seven brief essays birders from diverse backgrounds share their sense of wonder joy and purpose about their passion (and sometimes obsession).<br /><br />From the Pacific Ocean to Central Park from the rainforest in Panama to suburban backyards-no matter what their habitat what good birders have in common is a curiosity about the natural world and a desire to share it with others. In these delightful essays each accompanied by an endearing drawing devoted birders reveal their passion to be fulfilling joyful exhilarating and maybe even contagious.<br /><br />Contributors include many well-known birders such as Richard Crossley Pete Dunne Kenn Kaufman Michael O'Brien Bill Thompson and Julie Zickefoose.<br /><br />A portion of the proceeds goes to the American Birding Association North America's largest membership organization for active birders.</p>