Evening everyone!

A very happy Wednesday to all, happy humpday! I hope everyone is having a great week, my week is going pretty good so far! Welcome to a new Waiting on Wednesday!

Today I was thinking what book to select, a lot of horror books jumped at me, but in the end I went with a book I found through BlueSky and I am just DYING to get, namely The Birding Dictionary by Rosemary Mosco! Everyone who knows me (or sees what I read) know I love reading books about animals especially when there is a great dose of humour present, and this one sounds like it contains that. Plus, it is full of illustrations and I love the look of them from the small teasers I found on Amazon.

An excerpt from it: “Bird by ear: To identify birds by sound. The world of avian auditory communication is rich, complex, and a joy to explore. The Wood Thrush, for instance, makes a spectacularly elaborate three-part song of rapid and sometimes overlapping notes, so that it sounds like a virtuoso flutist.
The Tricolored Heron screams aaaah!, scaaaaah!, and ungh!, so that it sounds like it stepped on a LEGO.”

Or this one: “American Robin noun: a device that converts worms into 100-decibel songs outside your bedroom at 4 a.m.”

Now I just need to wait until May 6th and then hoping the prices aren’t too crazy!

With birding more popular than ever, this clever pocket-sized guide is a unique gift that celebrates the obsession with hilarious definitions and witty illustrations of terms that birders know and love.
Acclaimed science communicator and cartoonist Rosemary Mosco offers a clever, humorous “dictionary” that’s perfect for any birder. The Birding Dictionary is filled with hilarious and informative definitions for more than 200 birding terms, plus over 50 witty full-color illustrations. Terms range from bird species, anatomy, and behaviors to the insider jargon that all birders know and speak fluently, from “alpha code” to “zygodactyl.” With equal parts quirky humor and accessible science, it’s a delightful gift for every bird enthusiast.