Bird Talk: Hilariously Accurate Ways to Identify Birds by the Sounds They Make [Paperback]

A hilarious, informative, and vibrantly illustrated guide to 101 bird songs that sound surprisingly familiar.

Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine—or sneezing? Do you hear birds every day, in the park or your neighborhood, but never know quite what you are listening to?   

Birds are singing all around us, and author and illustrator Becca Rowland, aka Girl in White Glasses, connects the dots between their songs and the birds who make them, helping you to easily identify and remember their calls. Combining illustrations of common and rare birds with fascinating facts and whimsical descriptions of their calls, this book is full of humor and charm. 

From space lasers to cheeseburgers,Bird Talkintroduces you to the weird and wonderful world of bird songs.

Becca Rowland, an artist and writer from Nova Scotia, Canada, draws inspiration from her mum’s knack for identifying birds by their sounds. Having explored all seven continents and lived on four, Rowland's art reflects her fascination with the diverse birds she has seen worldwide. Find her on Instagram and TikTok: @girlinwhiteglasses.

Introduction
It is a truth universally acknowledged that we will all go through our own bird era. For some, it starts when we are young, a fascination with nature, a pet bird, a cartoon parrot from a beloved children’s movie.
 
For others, and I dare say the majority, it happens later in our lives. One day we will astonish ourselves with how extremely excited we become at seeing the crimson flash of a red cardinal landing in a tree, get goosebumps at finally hearing the eerie tone of loon on a lake in the early morning, or have an otherworldly moment locking eyes with an owl resting in a tree, as if seeing magic itself. There are billions of birds in ls&