"A graphic collection of strange, winged, and colored phantoms that teaches us that fantasy is very often nested in reality." Jochen Gerner This book is an inventory of two hundred birds, real and imaginary, that the artist Jochen Gerner himself drew between February 2019 and September 2020, using the knowledge he inherited from his father about the world of birds and his drawing materials. Through the layering of strokes and combinations of colors, the artist depicts the structure of these birds' plumage, while questioning the boundaries between fantasy and reality in our everyday lives. In this graphic investigation, Gerner is inspired by the work of 18th-century naturalist illustrators such as François-Nicolas Martinet, who often depicted birds in profile, thus giving them a noble and rigid character. Using simple materials available to everyone, such as small school notebooks and India ink markers, Jochen Gerner encourages us to draw, to contemplate the environment, and to represent it with very accessible resources. An ideal book for drawing lovers, whether children or adults, professionals or amateurs, with practical ideas for illustrating with simple strokes.