An amazing book with great art and interesting facts! I did think this was going to be a graphic novel because it was tagged as a graphic novel or comic, but it was still a great read!

Beautiful book with beautiful art. Centres more on birds of America but obviously there is some crossover with birds we have in the UK. I like that it includes birdwatching tips as well as detailed illustrations and explanations of city birds to keep an eye out for. A great gift for a birdwatching friend!

City Bird includes lovely illustrations and curious facts for any city bird lover. It's perfect for learning more about the birds you can spot in your local park.

This was a very unique book. I am not sure what I was expecting, but it was a fun read. I loved the art style of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the digital ARC.

I loved how beautiful the illustrations of this book are while also being full of interesting information about the birds of North America.

Beautiful illustrations, interesting facts about birds 🐦🕊️ I liked this! Would consider buying this in print for my shelf.

This book is a must in my life! I ordered it because I need to look at the pictures when I feel sad. Birds are my passion and this book was very nice. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the free eARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

Beautiful book and look into the world of birds, good overview. Also loved the illustrations that accompanied the text.

I feel like I really need to start this review by saying that I actually enjoy birdwatching and I have a bird encyclopedia where I and my husband look for the birds we discover in the city and outside of it. However... I also feel mislead by the cover of this book and the description of it. It is informative indeed, but the playfulness makes no appearance.

After my first disappointment that the illustrations inside do not meet the quirkiness of the cover, I continued reading the book to learn about the birds. And the info is there, but the way it is presented gets boring fast and it didn't keep me engaged. I felt like a concise structure was missing - put me on a map and present me the birds there. Be more funny! Match the vibe of the cover! The illustrations are okay, but nothing to amaze me.

Bright, colourful and informative, this book opens u the world of city birds to us. They are all around us and life would be empty without them.

Fun illustrations make this a solid title to have for birders. Novice to experience birders will find something in this guide that they will want to carry around. This is a great guide to birds you commonly find in cities (and even a little beyond cities).

Beautiful and funny portrait of birds that live and nest in the city. For anyone that likes or loves birds.

<i>City Birds</i> is an excellent beginning birders’ book for city dwellers. Each species mentioned in the book tells the reader where you might find such a bird in the city and a bit about their behavior, along with being accompanied by a beautiful drawing of the bird, often including male and female of species or juvenile and adult of the species if their looks differ. The authors also include birding tips for beginners. A splash of humor rounds off the book.

I really enjoyed this book! I would recommend it to anyone interested in getting into birding, especially if they live in a city. I appreciate that they have included space at the end of the book for you to take notes on the first birds you see.

Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.

Finished 29/9/24. A sweet little book, ideal for beginner birdwatchers. Cute illustrations and a nice simple overview of common birds of the US. Thanks NetGalley for my advance copy, all opinions are my own.

"City Bird" is a sequel to "Country Bird," and this new bird guide is just as charming as the original.

I enjoyed the illustrations of each bird and the humorous delivery of the information. The book is accessible to new birders and offers tips for getting started with the hobby. Even as a seasoned birder, I learned some new facts here, including that male mallards don't quack and ravens can remember faces.

All in all, a great resource for new and old birders alike.

Thank you Epic Ink for sending me a free copy for review consideration via NetGalley.
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I often wake up in the morning to hear birdsong outside my window, but never knew where to start with birding in the city- this book is a great and gorgeous little guide for exactly that! With some humor speckled in with the factual and important information, the book is great for the busy city slicker who may not have enough time to read long passages about each bird. While I do wish that the book made it more easy to find where each bird was located in the country and what kind of environments to find them in, I think this is a perfectly good start to identifying local city birds.

I absolutely adored this. It was so well layed out and accessible! I don’t even live in North America but still found it engaging and interesting to learn about so many birds. The illustrations of the birds were absolutely gorgeous as was page design and there was a good balance of images to text. If I ever visit the USA I’ll be buying a physical copy to take with me.

A delightful guide to birds to be found in American cities. Filled with cute illustrations and funny descriptions, “I’m walking here!” For rock pigeons and ‘king of the punks’ for the belted kingfishers being my favourites.
This book is the perfect starting place for those who want to start bird watching and live in US cities. It features tips to get you started and journaling pages at the back to jot down your notes and observations.
Thank you NetGalley and publisher for my arc copy.

They’ve done it again! Birds, good stories about birds! This is not just for the birdwatcher, but the everyday person who sees a bird and wonders what’s that.

City Bird has been one of the cutest guidebooks to birds I've read. Not only was it super informative but also wildly funny. One of my favourite moments was this description of the House Sparrow: single and ready to mingle.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.