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Albatross
Tui De Roy,
Mark Jones,
Julian Fitter
A celebration of albatrosses and a call to ensure their future survival.
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Albatrosses
Terence Lindsey
Outlines the life histories of the spectacular albatross, a bird that rides storms.
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The Atlas of Birds
Mike Unwin
Authoritative and concise, this beautifully illustrated atlas captures the dazzling diversity of bird life around the world.
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Atlas of Rare Birds
Dominic Couzens
Focuses on 50 captivating stories of very rare birds, bringing together the many strands of the concerted bird conservation effort that is taking place on every continent.
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Australasian Nature Photography
South Australian Museum
Showcases the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australasian Nature Photography
South Australian Museum
Showcases the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australasian Nature Photography
South Australian Museum
Showcases the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australasian Nature Photography
Stuart Miller
Results of the 2008 ANZANG competition, showcasing the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australian Bustard
Mark Ziembicki
Provides the first complete overview of the biology of the Australian bustard, Australia's heaviest flying bird.
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Australian Magpie
Gisela Kaplan
Brings together everything we know about the biology and behaviour of this unusual species.
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Birds of the Outback
Don Hadden
Outback birds captured in their natural environments by peripatetic nature photographer Don Hadden.
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Birdscaping Australian Gardens
George Adams
Take a bird's eye view of your backyard with native plant expert, George Adams as he shows you how to create a sanctuary with year-round avian appeal.
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Boom and Bust
Libby Robin,
Robert Heinsohn,
Leo Joseph
Leading writers draw on ideas in both science and the humanities to tell the stories of birds and people in the world's driest inhabited continent.
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Bowerbirds
Peter Rowland
An introduction to the bowerbirds of Australia, which also includes species from New Guinea.
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A Brush with Birds
Penny Olsen AM
Paintings of Australian birds represented in the National Library of Australia.
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Capturing the Essence
William T Cooper
A step by step guide to painting birds, by one of Australia's greatest living bird artists.
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Cockatoos
Matt Cameron
Looks at the ecology and conservation of these iconic birds.
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CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates
Mark Clayton,
John C Wombey,
Ian J Mason,
R Terry Chesser,
Alice Wells
A fully updated, new edition of the definitive listing of Australia’s vertebrates and their conservation status.
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Declining Woodland Birds
David M Watson
Evaluates recent progress and showcases findings about previously abundant and widespread bird species undergoing dramatic declines worldwide.
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Desert Channels
Libby Robin,
Chris Dickman,
Mandy Martin
Combines art, science and history to explore the distinctive Desert Channels country of south-western Queensland.
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Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines
R Schodde,
IJ Mason
Fills a huge gap in ornithological knowledge by separating out and listing not only 340 species of song-birds but also the 720 distinct regional forms.
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Ecology and Conservation of Owls
Ian Newton,
Rodney Kavanagh,
Jerry Olsen,
Iain Taylor
Brings together findings from a wide range of previous research, including recent developments in owl taxonomy and systematics.
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Endangered Birds
Martyn Walters
Comprehensive in scope and content, the book has been written by an acknowledged natural history expert, with the support of Bird Life International, an organisation pivotal to the conservation of birds.
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Ethno-Ornithology
Sonia Tidemann,
Andrew Gosler
As well as its knowledge base, provides practical advice for professionals in conservation and anthropology.
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Feathered Dinosaurs
John Long,
Peter Schouten
Dramatically brings to life all the known groups of dinosaurs that bore feathers.
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Gift Vouchers
Are you looking for a book or subscription to give as a present, but aren’t sure what to choose?
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Humans, Nature and Birds
Darryl Wheye,
Donald Kennedy,
Forward by Paul Ehrlich
Readers who tour this unique and fascinating gallery of Science Art will never look at art depicting nature in the same way again.
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Invisible Connections
Phil Battley,
Brian McCaffery,
Danny Rogers,
Jae-Sang Hong,
Nial Moores,
Ju Yung-Ki,
Jan Lewis,
Theunis Piersma,
Jan van de Kam
Shorebird migration is one of nature's most spectacular phenomena, creating surprising links between countries, habitats and people.
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Kookaburra
Sarah Legge
A complete overview of Kookaburras and their unique place in Australian culture and natural history.
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Melbourne's Wildlife
Museum Victoria
Comprehensive and stunningly photographed field guide to the fauna of greater Melbourne.
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Mound-builders
Darryl Jones,
Ann Goth
Recent, significant discoveries about remarkable, mound-building Megapodes.
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Parrots of the World
Joseph M Forshaw,
Frank Knight
Field guide to all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots.
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The Quintessential Bird
Viola Temple Watts
Allows readers a glimpse into Betty Temple Watts' joyous world of birds.
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Reef and Rainforest
Michael McCoy
A unique photographic portrayal of the plants and animals in one of the world's most biodiverse regions.
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Shorebirds of Australia
Andrew Geering,
Lindsay Agnew,
Sandra Harding
Describes and illustrates more than 50 species of shorebirds in Australia.
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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds
Peter Slater,
Pat Slater,
Raoul Slater
A guide to the identification of all the birds so far recorded in Australia and designed to slip easily in a hip-pocket, backpack or glove box.
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Stray Feathers
Penny Olsen AM,
Leo Joseph
Showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds.
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Tawny Frogmouth
Gisela Kaplan
An easy-to-read account of these unique nocturnal birds of the Australian bush.
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Waterbirds of Australia
Don Hadden
Showcases over 85 birds that frequent the wetlands, shores and coastal waters around the country.
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
Penny Olsen AM
Soar with the eagles in this fascinating introduction to the history, biology and conservation of these majestic birds.
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Where to See Birds in Victoria
Tim Dolby,
Penny Johns,
Sally Symonds
Features the very best places in Victoria (without question one of Australia's best-kept birding secrets) for seeing birds.
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Wildlife of Australia
Louise Egerton,
Jiri Lochman
There is nothing to beat the extraordinary wildlife of Australia.
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The Zebra Finch: A Synthesis Revised
Katherine L. Buchanan,
Simon C. Griffith,
Sarah R. Pryke
This Special Issue of Emu, published in memory of Australian ornithologist Richard Zann, reviews research on the Zebra Finch over the past 15 years and confirms the species' value to science.
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