Nightwatchmen Of Bush And Plain: Australian Owls And Owl-Like 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: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Silence falls over the Australian bush, and then — a shadow passes overhead, a haunting call echoes through the dark: welcome to the secret world chronicled in Nightwatchmen of Bush and Plain. David Fleay, one of Australia's most celebrated naturalists, presents an authoritative and passionate account of the continent's owls and owl-like birds, detailing their biology, behaviour, habitats, and the ecological niches they occupy across Australia's vast and varied landscapes — from dense coastal scrub to the sweeping inland plains. Fleay's writing combines rigorous scientific observation with an unmistakable warmth for his subjects, drawing on decades of first-hand fieldwork to illuminate creatures that most Australians only ever hear but seldom see. This work stands as a landmark contribution to Australian ornithology, arguing for the importance of these nocturnal predators within the broader ecosystem, and leaving the reader with an enduring curiosity about what truly stirs in the darkness beyond the campfire's light.
Author: David Fleay
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Taplinger Publishing Company
Genre: Zoology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Silence falls over the Australian bush, and then — a shadow passes overhead, a haunting call echoes through the dark: welcome to the secret world chronicled in Nightwatchmen of Bush and Plain. David Fleay, one of Australia's most celebrated naturalists, presents an authoritative and passionate account of the continent's owls and owl-like birds, detailing their biology, behaviour, habitats, and the ecological niches they occupy across Australia's vast and varied landscapes — from dense coastal scrub to the sweeping inland plains. Fleay's writing combines rigorous scientific observation with an unmistakable warmth for his subjects, drawing on decades of first-hand fieldwork to illuminate creatures that most Australians only ever hear but seldom see. This work stands as a landmark contribution to Australian ornithology, arguing for the importance of these nocturnal predators within the broader ecosystem, and leaving the reader with an enduring curiosity about what truly stirs in the darkness beyond the campfire's light.