Zoology: birds (ornithology)

Come on an action-packed adventure with an amazing mob of animal eco-warriors as they use their special talents to help solve our planet's environmental problems!

Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent - the heart of Australia.

Australia's introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental and social impacts.

Australia’s introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental and social impacts.

Ecological indicators and surrogates are used widely by resource managers to monitor and understand complex biota and ecosystem processes.

Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups.

An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way.

The publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of 'reintroduction biology'.

The publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of ‘reintroduction biology’.

For well over a century, the Night Parrot lured its seekers into Australia's vast, arid outback.

For well over a century, the Night Parrot lured its seekers into Australia's vast, arid outback.

Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods is a guide to conducting wildlife research in Australia.

Victoria's Box-Ironbark region is one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia.

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 is the most comprehensive review of the status of Australia's avifauna ever attempted.

This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading!

Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened.

The Otways and Shipwreck Coast is known for its natural beauty and attracts millions of visitors each year, particularly along the Great Ocean Road.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin in the heart of Australia.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, 200km south of Sydney, attracts over 450,000 visitors each year.

Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, 200km south of Sydney, attracts over 450,000 visitors each year.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Birds of the Darwin Region is the first comprehensive treatment of the avifauna of Darwin, a city located in Australia's monsoon tropics, where seasons are defined by rainfall rather than by temperature.

In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be.

Birds: Brain and Behavior is a collection of papers that discusses brain-behaviors problems concentrating on the bird's complex and well-integrated central nervous system.

Avian Biology, Volume V is a collection of papers that deals with the biology of birds concerning their mechanics of flight and migration.

Ornithology in Laboratory and Field is intended as an aid to ornithological study at the college or university level.

Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice is an invaluable quick reference resource for clinicians and a useful study guide for veterinary students.

This is a seafaring story with multiple aspects.

From prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts.

The ocean and its inhabitants sketch and stretch our understandings of law in unexpected ways.

From vividly colored underwater photographs of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to life-size dioramas re-creating coral reefs and the bounty of life they sustained, the work of early twentieth-century explorers and photographers fed the public's fascination with reefs.

Eddie and Jena were enjoying a regular summer day, playing hide-and-seek with their friends, Shayla and Sharky.

Expand your bird knowledge with this gorgeous encyclopedia of nearly 400 bird species around the world, unique for its inclusion of both their physical and mythological characteristics.

'INCREDIBLY MOVING' ELTON JOHN'A SOARING DEBUT' SUNDAY TIMES'WONDERFUL' HELEN MACDONALD'DAZZLING' TELEGRAPHThis is a story about birds and fathers.

'A beautiful book' Tim Birkhead, author of Bird Sense'The prose is sublime, and so is the intelligence behind it' Bel Mooney, Daily MailThe extraordinary world of birds has the power to change lives, as it did the author's.

With a few sorry exceptions, it's heartening to think that the gardener or bird-spotter of the 1950s or 60s would immediately recognise most of the songs that sing out over English gardens today.

From the renowned naturalist Stephen Moss comes the must-have gift for bird lovers this Christmas.

From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas.

Acclaimed naturalist and birdwatcher Stephen Moss brings us a year in the life of Britain's favourite bird - the robin.

A lavish and definitive view of the oceanic world - accompanying the landmark 7-part BBC series narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

An enthralling voyage of discovery to meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history.

This book contains the first volume of a four-part treatise on the keeping and management of pigeons.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.