Effin' Birds: A Field Guide to Identification

Hilarious and effing fun for your favorite birder with a sense of humor.

The book is truly offensive and full of vulgar language. Way more than was expected by the reviews. Not funny, we returned it.

A great field guide to entertain for many years to come. Each page is a delight to read and enjoy. The only negative I would say is that after seeing many of the pictures on line, the quality of the black and white photos was lost a bit in the printing of the book. The book came out a little darker that blends some of inking together. But it is a great read and hours of fun. I enjoy showing this book to everyone, it is a great conversation piece. Living in a larger city, I find comfort with the nature drawings and even more so to now have insight that many birds share my views on outside life sometimes. Kudos to Aaron Reynolds to bringing his artwork out into publication for the world to enjoy. I look forward to my future purchases from Effin' Birds starting with some artwork to hang on my wall. You will too and you will be the envy of those who do not have this book.

This book cracked my wife and I up so much. Maybe it's not for everyone, but it's definitely a great gift for that person you know who is a little odd, likes cartoons more than the average adult, or loves birds even if they're shouting vulgar things.

This is an exceptional guide to birds. A necessity for any ornithologist’s shelf.

You need this book. You will laugh, you will become a better human. Birds + Profanity = just what we need in this godawful world.

This book has brought so many laughs and so much comic relief to the staff of the middle school that I work in. It now has a permanent home in our office and is a quick remedy to anyone's frustration or anger. LOVE LOVE LOVE. I have a long list of people who will be getting this for Christmas!

this book is pretty neat, 10/10 would purchase again

I am not a fan of birds. Sure, penguins are cute, but generally they can f____ right off. Dirty flying disease ridden rodents. A waste of good dinosaurs. We could have been riding triceratops, darn it, but instead we get pigeons. How is that fair?!Still, I though I should broaden my horizons and try to learn a bit about the disgusting creatures. I ordered this field guide based entirely on Jonathan Kay's endorsement of it.It changed my world. I'll never look at a bird again without knowing exactly what it is thinking. And, wow, if it isn't thinking some vulgar stuff. Stuff I don't think I can include in an Amazon review.I never thought I would connect with birds like I do now.You get me, little capitulation finch, you truly do.Thank you Aaron, for this wonderful entry into the world of birds. They're still dirty and gross (and dinosaurs are cooler) but at least I know that, deep down inside, they're just as vulgar and angry and depressed as me.

Aaron has been a long-time feature in my twitter feed, sprinkling smiles into my otherwise grim and jaded worldview. The magic of Effin' Birds (and Aaron's other twitter masterpiece, Swear Trek) is how it so frequently narrates events in your own life and delivers a healthy outlet for your passive aggressive feelings at just the right times.I'd like to dedicate this review to Jonathan Kay.

I made my husband return a cashmere scarf to Saks (Christmas gift) and buy this for me instead. Saved him tons of money and made me way happier.Those with a penchant for not-so-thinly-veiled sarcasm will thoroughly enjoy this masterpiece of literature. You can't help but embrace this collection of quips and quirks without finding yourself wanting to have the bravado of a puffin or kingfisher. It takes nothing to appreciate the pure magic of birds saying all the things we want to say out loud but can't because of societal pressures. Scream into the void, this book is gold!

I love birds. My bad habit is swearing too much, so...this book is perfect!Some of the illustrations are in black/white.... I may colour them if I get bored one day. The book is larger than I expected. Hefty little tank!I can't stop giggling when I read it. I have it on the coffee table, for everyone to see. Very happy with my purchase and I already plan on buying a few more for friends who I know will love it!

The book's concept is witty but I expected more factual info interspersed with the comedy. Worse yet, level of swear words used in every page detracted severely from quality of the humour. Would not recommend.