The herons handbook.
London: Croom Helm, 1984. Octavo, colour plates by Robert Gillmor and Peter Hayman, maps, signature, lacks dustwrapper. More
London: Croom Helm, 1984. Octavo, colour plates by Robert Gillmor and Peter Hayman, maps, signature, lacks dustwrapper. More
London: Croom Helm, 1984. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Croom Helm, 1984. Octavo, colour photographs. Torn dustwrapper, otherwise a good copy. More
San Diego: Academic Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $60. North American herons live in a complex world. Most of them congregate in colonies either large or small, and they are joined by many birds who share their nesting sites. Most of these different species live together in harmony..... More
Washington, DC: Fisheries and Wild Life Department, 1981. Quarto, paperback, cover lightly sunned. More
Sydney: Extract New South Wales Handbook, British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1914. Octavo, wrappers. More
New York: Harper Collins, 2004. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. With a biologist's lens and nature-lover's soul, the author develops a fascinating study of Canadian geese, whose daily routines are filled with all the colour and drama of a good novel. More
Melbourne: Bloomings Books, 2016. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. David Hollands has spent 16 years traversing Australia to find, study and photograph the 17 species which make up this book. His passion and enthusiasm for his subjects shine through in the text; lively, accurate, informative and beautifully written, not only..... More
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1940. Quarto, text illustrations by G. E. Lodge, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: A & C Black, 2011. Small octavo, colour photographs and illustrations, softcover. This book introduces some 75 species of wetland birds to readers through the eyes of Kate Humble. As she freely admits herself, Kate is still learning her birds, so to find out more she contacted Martin McGill..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, photographs, line drawings, maps. This volume reviews our past and present understanding of the ecology of Australian freshwater fishes. Comparing patterns and processes in Australia with those on other continents, this book discusses the local relevance of ecological models from the northern hemisphere..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2023. Octavo, paperback, photographs, colour plates, illustrations, maps. The Murray cod is Australia’s largest and most iconic freshwater fish. Tales of the species have long been part of Australian folklore and this book describes its history, biology, cultural significance and conservation. The Life and Times of the..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2012. Octavo, softcover. Disputes over water allocations are, second to climate change, the dominant environmental and public policy issues of the present era. We are called upon to resolve such controversies using the principles of sustainable development, which integrates ecology, economics and ethics. This timely book establishes..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO, 2007. Octavo, paperback, This book addresses major challenges in implementing required reforms in Australian water policy and management, with particular focus on social sciences research and knowledge that can inform policy. The NWI (National Water Initiative) was launched in 2004, with a schedule of implementation through to 2014..... More
United Kingdom: Merlin Publications, 2008. Oblong format, paperback, colour illustrations, distribution maps. An illustrated field guide, showing all 77 species of wildfowl found in the Northern Hemisphere, male and female, Whistling ducks, Swans, Geese, Shelducks and Ducks, painted in the water and on the water. Each species account contains information..... More
London: Blandford Press, 1989. Oblong format, colour photographs, softcover. More
Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2015. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, black and white illustrations. Accompanied by the stunning photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen, this book details the natural history, biology, and conservation issues surrounding the abundant Sandhill crane and the endangered Whooping crane in North America. Author Paul A. Johnsgard..... More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1993. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1987. Quarto, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Lincoln: Nebraska University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, line drawings, maps. Driving west from Lincoln to Grand Island, Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard remarks, is like driving backward in time. "I suspect," he says, "that the migrating cranes of a pre-ice age period some ten million years ago would fully understand every..... More
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1968. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. Octavo, colour illustrations, text illustrations , fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1992. Octavo, colour illustrations, maps. With colour photographs of each of the 111 species, an identification guide and a map showing distribution. More
London: Poyser, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, dustwrapper. Poyser monograph. Flamingos are among the most familiar and popular of all the world's birds. This book summarises the available understanding of flamingo biology, with discussions of population dynamics, ecology, movements, feeding, breeding biology, and conservation. It also includes a guide to breeding..... More
London: Collins, (1972. reprint). Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist Monograph 16. More