Suburban Raptors by Peter B (Photographer, Prepared for Publication by, Produced by, Text by); Ingrid Jansen-Neeling (Editor)
$39.95 AUD
Category: Birds
Photography book on wild birds of prey that live in the city and suburbs of Perth.
12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness by Charlie Corbett
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Can you recognise the cheerful chirrups of the house sparrow? A song thrush singing out at winter's darkest hour? Or the beautiful haunting call of the curlew?At a time of great anxiety and uncertainty, while coping with the untimely death of his mother, Charlie Corbett realised his perspective on life ...Show more
Flight of the Budgerigar: An Illustrated History by Penny Olsen
$49.99 AUD
Category: Birds
The Budgerigar is arguably Australia’s best-known bird. At the same time, it is so ubiquitous that not everyone knows that it is Australian. Nor do many realise that the multicoloured bird that comes to mind — not to mention today’s super-sized, extravagantly coiffed show budgie — is as different from t ...Show more
Cluck - A Book of Happiness for Chicken Lovers by Freya Haanen (Editor); Scott Thompson (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Birds | Series: Animal Happiness Ser.
Any chicken owner will know that there's more to these endearing, quirky, clever characters than the eggs they produce. Cluck is a celebration of hens, roosters and chicks, combining high-quality photography with inspirational and amusing quotes to create the perfect gift for chicken fans. Some of the c ...Show more
Chickens by Ernest Goh
$39.99 AUD
Category: Birds
Strutting and posing with assurance, the chickens in this whimsical collection surprise with their unexpected stances and ultimately enchant with their at times all too human expressions. From the proud Serama to the delightfully humorous Silkie, these portraits convey not only the beauty and diversity ...Show more
Falcon by Helen Macdonald
$24.99 AUD
Category: Birds | Series: Animal S.
A sacred god, a military tool, an erotic symbol: the falcon is a natural wonder of speed, power, beauty, and ferocity that has become embedded in human cultures in myriad ways. Helen Macdonald's Falcon examines the diverse symbolism and roles attached to the falcon throughout the centuries. Macdonald pr ...Show more
Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die by SANTELLA CHRIS
$29.99 AUD
Category: Birds
Some bird lovers hang feeders in their gardens and accumulate garden lists, others participate in annual 'Christmas Counts', a select few travel to the ends of the earth in an effort to see every bird in the world. With "Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die", Chris Santella takes the best-selling F ...Show more
Falcon by Helen Macdonald
$21.99 AUD
Category: Birds | Series: Animal Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
Before best-selling author Helen Macdonald told the story of the goshawk in H Is for Hawk, she told the story of the falcon, in a cultural history of the masterful creature that can “cut the sky in two” with the “perfectly aerodynamic profile of a raindrop,” as she so incisively puts it. In talon-sharp ...Show more
Birds in Their Habitats: Journeys with a Naturalist by Ian Fraser
$39.95 AUD
Category: Birds
Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible ever to be imagined as fiction.Birds in Their Habitat ...Show more
Corvus: A Life With Birds by Esther Woolfson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Birds
"A satisfying read from a masterful stylist, this will appeal to any fan of nature writing or personal essays." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Ever since her daughter rescued a fledgling rook several years ago, Esther Woolfson has been fascinated with corvids, the bird group that includes crow ...Show more
The Eastern Curlew by Harry Saddler
$29.99 AUD
Category: Birds
Every year around August, large flocks of Eastern Curlews leave their breeding grounds in the Arctic and embark on a perilous 10,000km journey to the coast of Australia. The birds cannot swim; if they become exhausted and fall into the ocean, they die. But it’s a journey they have taken for tens of thou ...Show more
Flight Lines: Across the Globe on a Journey with the Astonishing Ultramarathon Birds by Andrew Darby
$29.99 AUD
Category: Birds | Reading Level: near fine
Andrew Darby follows the extraordinary migratory shorebirds from Australia's southern ocean to the Arctic and back. On these travels he explores the power of science to reveal the mysteries of these birds, and to heal both their endangered world - and unexpectedly - himself. As the sun lowered and turne ...Show more