Recs if you like Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle...

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

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Niche nonfiction books that dads are still likely to enjoy that either 1) are not military history at all or 2) a niche area of a war that is not military history

Nonfiction on a single, weirdly specific topic

The perfect biology book blends informative science and an interesting writing style. This ideal blend is hard to find and I’m thankful every time. I hope you like these, too!

This list is for people of all ages to learn more about birds!

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