Squirrels attacking motorcyclists. Alien abductions. Koi-feeding cardinals. Binocular lust. Welcome to the life of Al Batt.

Al Batt, of rural Hartland, Minnesota, is a writer, speaker, storyteller, and humorist.Audiences around the globe have fallen in love with Als nature stories through his newspaper columns, radio shows, and magazine articles. A Life Gone to the Birds brings together the best of those stories in a delightful collection.

Featuring original illustrations from artist Kevin Pope, the book takes readers back to Als fledgling years on a dairy farm in Minnesota and follows his many misadventures with skunks, ghost owls, honey-and-sugar sandwiches, and, of course, birds. As Al grows older, the stories only get more interesting. Each anecdote is served in Als signature folksy style, lightly seasoned with wit and wisdom.

Read stories from a guy of whom the president of the United States once said, Who? You will learn why Al has never been asked to bring the potato salad to the Association of Normal Peoples Picnic. Some people claim that Al is a storyteller from Minnesota, but he is just a guy who loves birds.