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A Photographic Field Guide To The Birds Of The Australian High Country

Neil Hermes

2017

"The Australian High Country is located in the south-east of the continent, and extends from the Wollemi National Park and the Blue Mountains to the west of Sydney, through the Kosciuszko and Alpine National Parks and south-west into Victoria, almost to the edge of Melbourne. It includes Canberra and the ACT.This book is a fully comprehensive field guide to the 322 bird species of the High Country, including all common, rare and vagrant species. With photographs from the author and the region's other top-quality nature photographers, each species is illustrated with many variants. The guide is focussed on field use to help beginners and experts identify species.For each species the common and scientific names are listed as well as local variations. The main identifying features of each species are described and key facts cover size, habits, habitat, breeding, distribution, voice and status in the region. Distribution maps provide an at-a-glance view of where the birds can be found. The book also includes information on climate and topography, types of habitat, orders and families, residents, migrants, vagrants and highly scarce migrants, topography and the key birdwatching sites."

Australian High Country Raptors

Jerry Olsen

2014

"Australian High Country Raptors covers raptor species that regularly breed in the high country above 600 metres, from Goulburn in New South Wales down to the hills outside Melbourne, Victoria. Author Jerry Olsen explores the nature of these striking animals that are classified as Accipitriformes (hawks, falcons, kites and eagles), Falconiformes and Strigiformes (nocturnal owls). Comparisons between these high country raptors and lower-elevation breeders are also provided, in addition to comparisons with raptors found overseas, especially from North America and Europe. Australian High Country Raptors begins with a description of habitats and vegetation types in the high country, and which raptors are likely to be seen in each habitat type. It continues with sections on finding and watching raptors, raptor identification, hunting styles, food, breeding and behaviour, and conservation. Appendices provide species accounts for diurnal breeding species in the high country, with basic information about their ecology, distribution and conservation."

Regional Field Guide to Birds: Mallee to Limestone Coast

Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight

Pocket Edition

2013

"The Pizzey and Knight regional birding guides are easy to use, handy and portable field guides for beginner and experienced birdwatchers alike. Designed to complement Australia's best-selling The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, now in its 9th edition, each regional guide includes every bird found within the region, organized by the environments they are most likely to be seen in, and all beautifully illustrated by Frank Knight. Concise text highlights the key features of every species and an illustrated index helps to find your bird quickly. Accompanied by an introduction to the region's habitats, these guides are an essential companion for anyone out in the field and wanting to become more familiar with Australia's natural world. Regional Field Guide to Birds: Mallee to Limestone Coast covers all of Western Victoria west to Greater Adelaide, and north to Broken Hill in NSW."

Regional Field Guide to Birds: South-east Coast and Ranges

Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight

Pocket Edition

2013

"The Pizzey and Knight regional birding guides are easy to use, handy and portable field guides for beginner and experienced birdwatchers alike. Designed to complement Australia's best-selling The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, now in its 9th edition, each regional guide includes every bird found within the region, organized by the environments they are most likely to be seen in, and all beautifully illustrated by Frank Knight. Concise text highlights the key features of every species and an illustrated index helps to find your bird quickly. Accompanied by an introduction to the region's habitats, these guides are an essential companion for anyone out in the field and wanting to become more familiar with Australia's natural world. Regional Field Guide to Birds: South-east Coast and Ranges covers Greater Sydney to Greater Melbourne from the Great Dividing Range to the coast, and Tasmania, including adjacent seas and islands."

Australian High Country Owls

Jerry Olsen

2011

"Australian High Country Owls provides the latest scientific information on Australian owl species, especially Ninox owls. It details studies of Southern Boobooks and Powerful Owls, visits to North America and Europe to learn about owl research, and the resulting publications that overturned some existing beliefs about Australian owls. Ultimately, this led to the discovery of a new owl species in Indonesia, the Little Sumba Hawk-Owl. Appendices cover the biology, conservation and rehabilitation of Australian owls, including: field recognition, subspecies taxonomy, habitat, behaviour, food, range, migration, breeding, voice and calls, status and myths, questions about each species, and techniques for caring for injured and orphaned owls. The book includes numerous photographs of different owl species, and will be a handy reference for bird researchers and amateur bird watchers alike."

Birds of Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road

Margaret Lacey

2010

Photographs of birds found in the Aireys Inlet area of Victoria.

Where to See Birds in Victoria

Editor: Tim Dolby, Penny Johns and Sally Symonds

2009

"This guide features over 40 destinations throughout Victoria, including such classic birding spots as Wyperfeld, Hattah, Kulkyne, Little Desert, Chiltern, Mount Pilot, Terrick Terrick, the Grampians, Croajingolong, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, the Otway Ranges, Wilsons Promontory and Mount Buffalo, as well as many places in and around Melbourne and along the coast. It provides information on how to get to each destination, what facilities and accommodation to expect and precisely where to look for those special or rare birds. The book also provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of birds, with the degree of rarity and where to see it noted for each species."

Birds Of Portland District, Victoria

Robert Garnes

2008

A guide, with colour photographs, to the birds of this region of South West Victoria."

Melbourne's Wildlife: A Field Guide to Fauna of Greater Melbourne

Museum Victoria

2006

"The bushland, parks, gardens and waters of Greater Melbourne support an amazing diversity of animals, including many rare and endangered species. From albatrosses and antechinuses to wombats and worms, the number of species is remarkable. Melbourne's Wildlife contains stunning colour photographs of over 700 animals, with descriptions of each species, information about behaviour and habitat, distribution maps, and informative and thought-provoking essays about the wildlife in our wonderful city."

Birds of the Long Forest 1889-2005

Marilyn Hewish, Rosemary Ward, Rohan Bugg and David Munday

2006

Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country: A Guide to Victoria's Goldfields Region

Chris Tzaros

2005

"The forests and woodlands of Victoria's Box-Ironbark Region are one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia. They provide critical habitat for a diverse array of woodland-dependent animals, including many threatened species such as the Squirrel Glider, Brush-tailed Phascogale, Regent Honeyeater, Swift Parrot, Pink-tailed Worm-lizard and the Woodland Blind Snake. Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country gives a comprehensive overview of the ecology of the box-ironbark habitats and their wildlife. It covers all of the mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs that occur in the region, with a brief description of their distribution, status and ecology, together with a distribution map and superb colour photograph for each species. The book includes a 'Where to Watch' section, featuring a selection of national parks, state parks and nature conservation reserves as places where people can experience the ecosystem and its wildlife for themselves."

Still Glides The Stream: The Natural History Of The Yarra From Heidelberg To Yarra Bend

Geoff Lacey

2004

Life in the Tall Eucalypt Forest

David Lindenmayer and Esther Beaton

2001

"Life in the Tall Eucalypt Forests pulls back the curtain on one of Australia's most magnificent tall eucalypt forest, that of Victoria's Central Highlands. The beautiful photographs of the animals and plants that live there are accompanied by captions that tell the story of how this community works together. Intricate webs of dependency have evolved among the inhabitants and these are held together in a delicate balance. The pictures and words link these living things in a way that helps us understand how an entire dynamic ecosystem is able to maintain its health and how human activities like logging can threaten that health."

Birds of The Barham District

Peter Disher

2000

77 page guide with colour photographs.

Birds of Box Hill

Tess Kloot

Victorian Ornithological Research Group

2000

90 page guide to the birds of Box Hill, City Of Whitehorse in Melbourne. With brief description of appearance, status, habitat, food and similar species. Black and white illustration for each species.

Birds of French Island Wetlands

Des Quinn and Geoff Lacey

1999

Wilsons Promontory: Marine and National Park, Victoria

Geoff Wescott

1995

"This guide is your key to the secrets of Wilsons Promontory National Park. It will tell you about the area's pre-history and origins, its landforms, its plants and animals and how they live."

Mallee Country Wildlife: The Nature of the Lower Murray-Darling Basin

S. Cowling and D. Savin

1993

A guide to the flora and fauna of the various habitats of the Malle Country.

Victorian Urban Wildlife

Editor: Jane Wilson

1992

Atlas of Victorian Birds

W.B. Emison, C.M. Beardsell, F.I. Norman and R.H. Loyn

Department of Conservation, Forests & Lands and the Australian Ornithologists Union

1987

Birds in the Australian High Country

Editor: H.J. Frith

Angus & Robertson

1984

Reprint of book originally published in the 1960s.

Birds Of The Ballarat Region

Roger Thomas and Jack Wheeler

Birds Of Geelong

Trevor Pescott

1983

Grampians Birds: An Illustrated Checklist

I.R. McCann

1982

Birds of Heidelberg and the Yarra Valley

1981

A Bird Atlas Of The Melbourne Region

Helen I. Aston and Rosemary A. Balmford

1978

Wilson's Promontory National Park and Its Avifauna

Roy P. Cooper

1975

Birds Of Victoria 7: Farmland

A.J. Reid, N.J. Shaw, W.R. Wheeler

1974?

Birds Of Victoria 6: Rare Species

A.J. Reid, N.J. Shaw, W.R. Wheeler

1974?

Birds Of Victoria 5: Dry Country

A.J. Reid, N.J. Shaw, W.R. Wheeler

1973?

Birds Of Victoria 4: Inland Waters

A.J. Reid, N.J. Shaw, W.R. Wheeler

1973?

Birds Of Victoria 3: Oceans, Bays, Beaches

A.J. Reid, N.J. Shaw, W.R. Wheeler

1973?

Birds Of Victoria 2: The Ranges

A.J. Reid, N.J. Shaw, W.R. Wheeler

1972?

Birds Of Victoria 1: Urban Areas

A.J. Reid, N.J. Shaw, W.R. Wheeler

1972?

Birds in Bass Strait

Ken Simpson

1972

Birds Of The Dandenongs: An Occurrence Record

Roy W. Wheeler

1972

Some Garden Birds of South-East Australia

Tess Kloot and Ellen McCulloch

1970

Birds of Portland (Victoria) District

Noel F. Learmonth

1966

The Birds Of The District Of Geelong, Australia

Charles F. Belcher

W.J. Griffiths

1914