Erik Anderson is the author of three previous books of nonfiction: The Poetics of Trespass (2010), Estranger (2016), and Flutter Point: Essays (2017).

Anderson follows the trail of fallen tail feathers across the grid, articulating his findings with an undeniable personal touch, and a philosophical sting that leaves you wondering, 'what made us fall so deeply in love with birds? Why did it stick? What is beauty?' among other considerations. Anderson is the lead explorer in a journey that, for many, is long overdue. Before we know it, the journey extends farther than bird-watching and observation, and we are left looking at nature with the absence of our human goggles.

• 1 Put a Bird on It2 The Hater's Guide to Birds3 The Buoy Bird4 The Hater's Guide to Birds5 What a Name Can Do6 The Hater's Guide to Birds7 There Never Was a BirdAcknowledgmentsIndex

Erik Anderson is the author of three previous books of nonfiction: The Poetics of Trespass (2010), Estranger (2016), and Flutter Point: Essays (2017).

Anderson follows the trail of fallen tail feathers across the grid, articulating his findings with an undeniable personal touch, and a philosophical sting that leaves you wondering, 'what made us fall so deeply in love with birds? Why did it stick? What is beauty?' among other considerations. Anderson is the lead explorer in a journey that, for many, is long overdue. Before we know it, the journey extends farther than bird-watching and observation, and we are left looking at nature with the absence of our human goggles.

• 1 Put a Bird on It2 The Hater's Guide to Birds3 The Buoy Bird4 The Hater's Guide to Birds5 What a Name Can Do6 The Hater's Guide to Birds7 There Never Was a BirdAcknowledgmentsIndex