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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia - 8th Edition
OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD The most comprehensive one-volume book of identification that shows all Australian bird species, perfect for birders of all levels of expertise. Since its first...
Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World
The award-winning bestseller that put Australian birds on the world map - nature and science writing at their best. Renowned for its unusual mammals, Australia is a land of birds...
Australasian Eagles and Eagle-like Birds
Eagles are awe-inspiring birds that have influenced much human endeavour. Australia is home to threeeagle species, and in Melanesia there are four additional endemic species. A further three large Australianhawks...
H is for Hawk: The Sunday Times bestseller and Costa and Samuel
**WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR** **WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION** **WINNER OF THE PRIX DU MEILLEUR LIVRE TRANGER** 'Dazzling... Deeply affecting, utterly fascinating and...
Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand
Although not closely related, quail, buttonquail and the Plains-wanderer have much in common. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand examines 14 species of these small, secretive ground-dwelling...
Creatura: Strange behaviours and special adaptations
Celebrating the animals that defy expectations, this compendium brings together vivid photography and sharply observed storytelling to uncover the quirkiest inhabitants of Australia and the surrounding region. Inside, readers will...
A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever
Professional birding amateur and national bestselling author Matt Kracht has had it with these goddamn birds. His new book is a warning, a field guide to help you identify and...
Birdscaping Australian Gardens
Featuring plant and bird directories illustrated with superb colour photographs and line drawings, as well as comprehensive planting tables and expert advice, this book has all you need to create...
Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong
Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize'Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening' Sunday TimesA book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the...
The Little Book of Chickens: An illustrated guide to the extraordinary
We love chickens. From Instagram stars and therapy chickens to our mugs and calendars, greeting cards and dish towels, our love for chickens is EVERYWHERE. They cheer us, make us...
A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds
A charm of goldfinches. An ostentation of peacocks. A murder of crows. The English language brims with witty words for flocks of birds! Thought to have originated from hunting manuals,...
Avian Architecture Revised and Expanded Edition: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build
Author: Peter Goodfellow Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Describing how birds...
Feminist Bird Club's Birding for a Better World: A Guide to Finding
"Through the Feminist Bird Club, Molly Adams and Sydney Golden Anderson have walked the walk of inclusive birding; in Birding for a Better World, they talk the talk-this book got...
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
'What an enchanting and illuminating book! How lucky for us that Amy Tan has turned her genius, her deep empathy and insight, her keen eye for what is telling, to...
Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong
Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize 'Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening' Sunday Times A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit,...
An Inconvenience of Penguins: Epic voyages in pursuit of the world's
The problem started, as problems often do, with a penguin. From Kings and Emperors to Macaronis and Rockhoppers, penguins are one of the most immediately recognisable animals on Earth. Yet...
The Return of the Grey Partridge: Restoring Nature on the South Downs
A 2024 Book of the Year pick in The Spectator, The Times Literary Supplement and blogs by Mark Avery and Stephen MossThe Return of the Grey Partridge tells the extraordinary...
An Inconvenience of Penguins: Epic voyages in pursuit of the world's
The problem started, as problems often do, with a penguin. From Kings and Emperors to Macaronis and Rockhoppers, penguins are one of the most immediately recognisable animals on Earth. Yet...
Birds with Personality: A Guide to 50 of the World's Most Beguiling
Birds with Personality is a fun gift book that takes you around the world through the eyes of some of the most charismatic bird species on the planet. Across Earth's...
The Profit Of Birding
Author Bryan Bland has led thousands of birding tours to more than 70 countries. On one such trip to India a bemused waiter once posed the question: "Where is the...