Recs if you like The Peregrine...

Birds are amazing! You know who loves birds and facts about birds? Brennan Lee Mulligan. You know who loves Brennan Lee Mulligan? Me! I mean... Everybody! Is this my attempt at luring Brennan Lee Mulligan to Pagebound? Maybe. Can we all learn some cool bird facts along the way? DEFINITELY!

Ecological philosophy for when life falls apart.

Non-Fiction books about birds, their brains, their feathers, their behavior, how they survive and much more. This list ranges from adult books to childrens/middlegrade and from the tiniest backyard birds to parrots and birds of prey.

I made this list as i noticed many existing bird lists contain fiction or non-bird books. I tried to curate this list in a way that each book is non-fiction and atleast 90% about birds. *I have not read all of these if a book is misplaced let me know, suggestions a

My attempt to not be dumb. A mix of books across time and space chosen purely for their killer prose.

Because who doesn’t love birds?? Fiction and non-fiction books all featuring birds prominently on the cover. This is what I spend my time thinking about 😭

Nature, wildlife, outdoors and countryside books. Read at your leisure. Mostly non-fiction with a few fiction.

The canon 19th and 20th century works of naturalist nonfiction (with some mystical/metaphysical work as well because the naturalist-to-poet pipeline is real and irresistible)

** work in progress!

NYRB Classics to Tackle

Small books that are around 200 pages that deal with the fundamental questions of our world, often with unsettling conclusions.