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New Zealand's Biggest Year is an epic birding tale of how two friends become rivals and set out to break the all-time record for the most Aotearoa New Zealand bird...

Author: Roger Tory Peterson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 The greatest masterpiece of bird art in the palm of your hand. John James Audubon's Birds of America (originally published...

A uniquely personal meditation on Britain's gulls by one of today's leading wildlife writers From a distance, gulls are beautiful symbols of freedom over the oceanic wilderness. Up close, however,...

The robin was hardly understood when David Lack Britain's most influential ornithologist started his scientific observations. This book is a landmark in natural history, not just for its discoveries, but...

What attracts birds to gardens?How is the sex of brush-turkeys determined?Which is the true mopoke?What is pigeon's milk?Why the name 'rosella'?Answers to these and many more questions about garden birds...

This is the story of Dominic Serventy, who began a government conservation program to help control the Shearwater's dwindling numbers. As a smaller relative of the albatross, the Shearwater, whose...

What name could be a more apt description of Australia than 'The Land of Parrots', a name inspired by late sixteenth-century maps showing a southern region labelled 'Psittacorum regio'? This...

The majestic Bald Eagle was adopted in 1792 as America's official bird. It has historically been a symbol of freedom and patriotism in the United States of America, and for...

"Flight is the essence of birdness. I strive to illustrate the beauty and complexity of avian flight." - Peter Cavanagh 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight offers a...

From bestselling author, Sally Coulthard, comes this charmingly illustrated guide to our favourite feathered friends and folklore that surround their lives. Even today, birds are hugely symbolic. From songbirds to...

While the question 'why do birds sing?' might seem a simple one, the answer is complex! Throughout our history birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music. It can elevate our...

In "Eagle Dreams", Bodio gives life to the people, landscapes and animals of Mongolia that have become part of his soul.

Species covered include: Black Lory, Duyvenbode's Lory, Yellow-streaked Lory, Cardinal Lory, Black-winged Lory, Blue-streaked Lory, Red Lory, Red and Blue Lory, Violet-necked Lory, Dusky Lory, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-collard Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted...

Col Roberts is regarded as one of the world's leading landscape, fishing and bird photographers and has previously published five coffee table books including 'Australia's Kimberley - Vision of a...

From "a captivating storyteller" ( Wall Street Journal ), the natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds For the whole of human history, we have lived...

A scientist's life is changed forever when he is put in charge of raising seven goslings for flight research. Michael Quetting is exhausted and covered in goose shit. One moment...

Penguins. We love them. They are instantly recognizable. Seemingly upright caricatures of us, it is easy to bond with these black and white 'little people'. They have become perennial favourites...

In the same series as "The Complete Hedgehog", this illustrated book combines facts, myths, anecdotes and practical tips about our most familiar wild creatures, the garden birds we see every...

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,...

This work is a history of Australian birding in the 20th century. The emu of the title comes from the 100-year journal of the Royal Australasian Ornithologist's Union, but the...

'Wonderful - I can't recommend it too highly' Helen Macdonald 'One of those rare, enchanted books' Isabella Tree 'Beautiful - it made me cry' Simon Amstell 'I was entranced' Cathy...

Fascinating stories of the birds and birdsongs from the Tropics for every week of the year, with QR codes for every entry. From the incredible screech of the macaw, who...

Fascinating stories of the birds and birdsongs from the Tropics for every week of the year, with QR codes for every entry. From the incredible screech of the macaw, who...

An uncannily brilliant evocation of the falconer's art and a moving story of a man's discovery of how to be a father. 'I was moved to tears by Ben Crane's...

The Bird Almanac is an invaluable resource, impressive in scope and depth and complemented with tables and illustrations. The wealth of knowledge in these pages is highlighted by a listing...

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2022 James Aldred's prize-winning lockdown diary of his summer in the New Forest, featuring a stunning new linocut cover by illustrator Nick...

This is the miracle of flight as you've never seen it before: the evolutionary story of life on the wing. A bird flits overhead. It's an everyday occurrence, repeated hundreds,...

This is not just a book for bird-lovers. Chisholm's charming and often humorous prose reveals a man who loves words as well as birds. His style of writing and the...

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,...

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

AS SEEN ON BBC ONE'S THE ONE SHOW 'Nature is a universal resource. For too long Black, Brown and people of colour have felt unwelcome and marginalised in spaces that...

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 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...

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...

A fresh appreciation of the magic of birds and how watching them fulfils a human need to connect with nature. Enchantment by birds is commonplace. Birdwatchers merely go a step...

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...

Classic nature writing for bird lovers - a portrait of Britain's ordinary garden birds, and the woman who opened her doors to them. Enter the secret lives of Britain's ordinary...

What do you get when you combine birds with word games? Birdle, of course! From wordsearches to crosswords, word pyramids to pop quizzes, have fun solving more than 100 puzzles...

The Times Nature Book of the Year 2020 - A breathtaking portrait of Russia's remote far eastern forest, and of the world's most extraordinary owl The forests near to where...

From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'Thrilling dispatches from a vanishing world' Observer...

**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...

For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - and...

Winner of the Premier's Prize for Non-fiction, Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022 Winner of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitely Award for the Best Natural History Book 2020 Shortlisted for...

'He is delight and joy personified' - MARIAN KEYES'Set to become BBC's next David Attenborough' - DAILY MAIL'Brings a little bit of joy to us all' - GUARDIAN Discover the...