Extremely Accurate Birds by Tommy Siegel

Extremely Accurate Birds by Tommy Siegel

From beloved comic artist, author of Candy Hearts, musician, and serious birder Tommy Siegel (Instagram 331K, Facebook 106K) comes a delightfully illustrated parody guide to common backyard birds, featuring the author's signature "extremely accurate" bird drawings (which have spawned a viral online sensation and top-selling self-published calendars) in which the birds have human-like butts, legs, and feet, accompanied by real bird facts and birding tips written in a hilarious voice.

There's a reason brilliant naturalists from Audubon to Sibley have relied on illustration to bring birds to life on the page: Birds move remarkably fast and are often obscured by foliage; it would be nearly impossible to photograph them. But birding enthusiast and comic artist Tommy Siegel noticed a theme in these artists' guides: Their renderings focus too heavily on birds' wings and plumage while reducing their lower limbs to simple sticks. Could birds really achieve such varied feats of athleticism and migratory endurance if they had such rudimentary legs?

Now, Tommy is poised to revolutionize the field of ornithology with his interpretation of how birds' beautiful legs and posteriors must truly appear (based on educated scientific guesses gleaned from observing their behavior in the field). The result is Extremely Accurate Birds, perhaps the most anatomically precise collection of bird illustrations ever assembled. Pairing his trailblazing bird drawings with (actually accurate, for real) birding tips on more than eighty common species found across North America, Tommy has created an essential addition to any birder's shelf.

Tommy Siegel is a birder, cartoonist, and touring musician. As a cartoonist, he has amassed a viral following for his popular Candy Hearts and Extremely Accurate Birds series, among others. As a musician, he has played more than 1,000 shows around the world as a singer and guitarist in Jukebox the Ghost. More recently on his "Extremely Accurate Bird Songs" podcast, he and his co-host strive to write a song for every bird species.

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ISBN 13	9798894140186
Title	Extremely Accurate Birds
Author	Tommy Siegel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Running Press,U.S.
Year published	2026-04-23
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.