New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015. Octavo, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. For a quarter of a century, Tony Angell had the remarkable experience of closely observing pairs of Western screech owls that occupied a nesting box outside the window of his forest home. This book draws on..... More
Johannesburg: Author, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Brings the largely unseen world of night birds to the reader in the pages of this photographic guide, the first to cover the full spectrum of the owls, nightjars, night herons, thick-knees, coursers, the bat hawk and many other species in detail..... More
New York: Key Porter Books, 2003. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Owls of the world traces the evolution of 205 owl species and their place within the avian order. This beautifully illustrated reference features detailed descriptions, history, habitat, range maps and conservation status for all species. Also includes..... More
Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, (1968. first edition). Octavo, photographs, signature of Merv Goddard (well known egg collector), fine copy in dustwrapper. One of the better twentieth century Australian bird books, insightful and well written. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2026. Octavo, publisher's boards, colour photographs, maps. The only mammals capable of flight, bats are found on every major continent on the planet. They perform crucial roles in the ecosystems they inhabit, from consuming insect pests over agricultural crops and forests to pollinating night-flowering plants, dispersing..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO, (2018. second edition), Octavo, paperback, photographs. A fully revised, easy-to-read second edition providing the most comprehensive single study of tawny frogmouths. The tawny frogmouth is one of Australia’s most intriguing and endearing birds. Written by award-winning author Gisela Kaplan, one of Australia’s leading authorities on animal behaviour and..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2016. Quarto, colour photographs, softcover. WAS $35. Many Australian animals are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and are therefore rarely seen. These are the after dark animals found in our backyards, the arid desert, woodlands or rainforest, yet very little noticed by humans. This..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This informative book, covering the northern hemisphere, is divided in two between thematic sections covering owl biology and species accounts for around 30 species (with emphasis on European and Nearctic species). It is comprehensive in coverage and includes all of the owls..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2014. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 125. In a much-anticipated volume Mike Toms draws on a wealth of experience and research, providing a comprehensive natural history of British owls. The first part of the book covers various aspects of owl taxonomy, origins..... More