Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Animals

An entertaining account of the stories behind the names of Australian birds. This Second Edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading! For each...

A highly personal account of a phenomenal, once-in-a-lifetime adventure that saw Bruce and his wife, Lynn, embark on a year of travel and birding across the entire continent in a camper van. Their aim was to see Australia, but also to keep a list of the birds that they saw together. That list beg...

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify. This is a photographic guide to the eagles, hawks, kites and falcons flying high above you. Individual species profiles describe distinguishing features and the text is suppor...

Falcons are stunning and iconic birds. Australia has six falcon species, with two endemic to the continent and two others endemic to the Australasian region. They are important indicators of the health of our ecosystems, due to their position at the top of the food chain. But several species are ...

More than 50 years in the making, Australian Falcons is a beautifully illustrated volume of personal observations, interesting encounters with raptors, and detailed descriptions of behaviour that will inform and delight the reader. The late great Peter Slater needs no introduction as one of Austr...

This is the first of a series of books describing exciting birdwatching locations in Australia. The NSW-ACT Guide is arguably the most comprehensive compendium of birding sites in the State available to date. Not only the standard, well-known locations are covered but also some interesting places...

This is the fourth book in the series of comprehensive guidebooks to birdwatching destinations in Australia.The Southern and Central QLD guide describes the most interesting and reasonably accessible birding spots located in the southern half of the vast Queensland State. Description of each bird...

"The second book in the series of comprehensive guidebooks to birdwatching destinations in Australia. The Tasmanian guide provides a detailed record of birdwatching locations within the state. There is no other such a practical, thorough field aid to successful birdwatching available on the marke...