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Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, colour and black and white illustrations. Janine Burke, art historian, author, amateur naturalist and nature lover, has spent many years observing birds. This book is the story of her passion, a personal, wide-ranging and intimate book that will appeal to..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1998. reprint). Octavo, softcover. More
Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, 2012. Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Explore the underwater world of photography through this informative guide written in simple language. Looks at the technical, mechanical, and compositional factors that contribute to producing quality images. View 120 beautiful colour photographs and 18 instructional images illustrating the successful use..... More
Melbourne: Museum of Victoria, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Nudibranchs, often referred to as 'butterflies of the sea', belong to a group that includes bubble shells, sea hares, side-gilled slugs, sap-sucking slugs and sea butterflies (pteropods). This group includes some of the most beautiful, colourful and delicate of..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, photographs and illustrations, line drawings, maps. Over the course of the twentieth century, our understanding of and relationship to whales underwent astonishing changes. With this book, D. Graham Burnett tells the fascinating story of the transformation of cetaceans from grotesque monsters, useful..... More
Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This book covers the discovery and history of the northernmost breeding population of peregrine falcons in the world, located near the Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland. Drawing on thirteen years of research, the authors present a comprehensive set of..... More
London: Dorling Kindersley, 2010. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This is a monumental and extraordinarily beautiful guide to the Earth's natural wonders. Five years in the making, covering over 5,000 species, this reference is one-of-a-kind; the only book to offer a complete survey of the Earth's natural history. Each geological and..... More
Melbourne: Penguin Books, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This guide is a great resource for bird lovers, watchers, and naturalists interested in Australian birds. It covers every major Australian bird group and includes a distribution map showing where each bird can be found. Details on size, weight, nesting habits..... More
Chatswood: New Holland Publishers, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Beautifully illustrated, this book details the most amazing spectacles that every wildlife enthusiast has to see during their lifetime. Top nature photographer and inveterate traveller William Burrard-Lucas has spent years visiting the far-flung corners of every continent, capturing thousands of..... More
New York: Dover Publications, 2017. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. At the turn of the 20th century, John Burroughs ranked among America's most popular authors. The distinguished naturalist possessed a special gift for sharing his close observations in an engaging style that combines scientific accuracy with a grand poetic expression. This..... More
New York: Universe Publishing, 2001. Large octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A Photographic essay of the skulkers and lurkers - rails, bitterns, nightjars and other elusive species - of North America. More
Kew: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2008. Octavo, paperback and CD-ROM, colour photographs and maps. The first Red List assessment of the entire Cayman Islands flora, covering all 415 species and varieties considered to be native to the Cayman Islands. A comprehensive field guide to the unique plants of the Cayman..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. South East Queensland has been one of the fastest growing regions of Australia, both in terms of its rapidly growing population and urban sprawl. It is also one of the most vulnerable regions likely to suffer from the adverse impacts of climate..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press/WILDGuides, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. South Georgia is rich in wildlife and spectacular scenery, and it is a prime destination spot on most Antarctic tours. This beautifully illustrated field guide depicts the birds, mammals, insects, flowering plants, and other vegetation found in this unique part of..... More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. In the first full-length study to reproduce all of Wilson's unpublished drawings for the nine-volume American Ornithology, Edward Burtt and William Davis illustrate Wilson's pioneering and often underappreciated achievement as the first ornithologist to describe the birds of the North..... More
Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 2008. Duodecimo, paperback, colour photographs, map. This pocket companion contains information on ants, roaches, bees and many more insects that you'll find in a Brisbane household. Filled with their appetites, activities and habitats, it's the essential guide for any Brisbanite curious about insects. More
Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Chronicles the demise of the North American Salmon Industry. More
Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, maps. Colliding environmental and development interests have shaped national policy reforms supporting both oil development and environmental protection in Alaska. This book examines three significant national policy reform efforts that came out of these conflicts: the development of the Trans-Alaska pipeline, the..... More
Perth: Western Australian Museum, (2010. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Drawing on a lifelong interest in reptiles and frogs, four experienced and expert naturalists bring together a wealth of information on the fascinating reptiles - including turtles - and amphibians of the Perth area. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide..... More
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, 2016. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. Over the past decade, Melbourne has had the fastest-growing population of any Australian capital city. It is expanding outward and upward with an estimated 1.6 million additional homes needed by 2050. With so much growth, planners and policymakers..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2017. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations, photographs. While highly finished drawings and paintings feature in histories of botanical art, the preparatory sketches, first impressions and creative thoughts behind them are rarely seen and have often remained hidden and locked away. Botanical Sketchbooks brings these personal and..... More
London: T & A D Poyser, 1998. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, other illustrations. WAS $115. Examines the taxonomy, appearance, behaviour, ecology and conservation of the Golden and Grey Plovers. There are four species of tundra plover: the Grey Plover, and the Eurasian, Pacific and American golden plovers. They breed only in..... More
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, photographs. Geographic isolation has fostered the evolution of many species of birds and plants entirely unique to the Hawaiian Islands, yet these islands are home to three quarters of all of America's extinctions most of which have been caused by the human..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2013. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist # 123. Terns provides a much-anticipated overview of these fascinating birds. Terns are small seabirds that are commonly seen along coastlines and estuaries in the summer months - their graceful flight and command of the..... More
Glasgow: Harper Collins Publishers, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. New Naturalist110. David Cabot has been obsessed with wildfowl for nearly sixty years. In this seminal new work, he discusses the 56 species of wildfowl that have been recorded either in a natural state, or that have been introduced..... More