Common City Birds
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For the curious observer who has ever paused to watch a flash of colour dart between branches in a suburban park, Common City Birds by Graeme Chapman is an indispensable companion to Australia's most familiar avian residents. This richly illustrated field guide chronicles the birds most commonly encountered in Australian urban environments, presenting each species with the precision and warmth of a naturalist who has spent a lifetime in the field. Chapman, a celebrated Australian ornithologist and wildlife photographer of international renown, details the identifying markings, behaviours, and habitats of each bird with an authority born from decades of dedicated observation, making the guide equally accessible to the casual backyard birdwatcher and the seasoned enthusiast. Part of the Australian Birds in Colour series, this volume sits within a proud tradition of accessible natural history writing that brought the wonders of the Australian bush and its urban fringes to a broad popular audience. Chapman's photographic eye informs every description, grounding scientific accuracy in vivid, sensory detail that brings each species to life on the page. The work stands as both a practical identification tool and a quiet argument for paying closer attention to the natural world that persists — and indeed thrives — in the spaces we build around ourselves. One wonders, after reading it, whether the city was ever truly ours alone.
Author: Graeme Chapman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Zoology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For the curious observer who has ever paused to watch a flash of colour dart between branches in a suburban park, Common City Birds by Graeme Chapman is an indispensable companion to Australia's most familiar avian residents. This richly illustrated field guide chronicles the birds most commonly encountered in Australian urban environments, presenting each species with the precision and warmth of a naturalist who has spent a lifetime in the field. Chapman, a celebrated Australian ornithologist and wildlife photographer of international renown, details the identifying markings, behaviours, and habitats of each bird with an authority born from decades of dedicated observation, making the guide equally accessible to the casual backyard birdwatcher and the seasoned enthusiast. Part of the Australian Birds in Colour series, this volume sits within a proud tradition of accessible natural history writing that brought the wonders of the Australian bush and its urban fringes to a broad popular audience. Chapman's photographic eye informs every description, grounding scientific accuracy in vivid, sensory detail that brings each species to life on the page. The work stands as both a practical identification tool and a quiet argument for paying closer attention to the natural world that persists — and indeed thrives — in the spaces we build around ourselves. One wonders, after reading it, whether the city was ever truly ours alone.