6306 Results: New & Used in Books, Music & Games in Bethania 4205, QLD (Page 7 of 50)

One for both bird lovers and photographers - 'Masterpieces of Australian Bird Photography' by Peter Slater in very good condition. This is a First Edition. The blurb:- The perfect bird photograph is a combination of many things: infinite patience, precise timing, mastery of technique, and that innate sense of artistry which alone can transform a simple portrait study into a work of memorable beauty. The harmony and excellence of such a photograph is in no small way a result of the photographer

'Sharing a Dream' by Glen Threlfo in good condition despite being an ex-library book, and it is signed. This is a collection of beautiful bird [and a few other flora and fauna] photographs taken in and around the Tweed Valley in the north-east corner of New South Wales and Gibraltar National Park by Glen Threlfo...one time photographer and guide at O'Reilly's Mountain Resort in the Lamington National Park. There's no photographic instruction or details. Just an intimate look at some often rar

A signed copy of 'Wild About You - Friends with Feathers' - Tales of Wildlife Rescue by Peta Boyce and Lyn Ellison in very good/excellent condition. This is a superbly illustrated, First Edition hardback as per photo 4, and is signed by Lyn Ellison as per photo 3. The blurb :- A collection of paintings and short stories about Australain native birds; sometimes humerous, sometimes poignant, by wildlife artists Peta Boyce and Lyn Ellison. These delightful individuals were given a helping hand an

'Where Song Began' - Australian birds and how they changed the world by Tim Low in excellent condition. The blurb:- Australia is known as the land of marsupials, but its birds are even more extraordinary. Compared with those elsewhere, they're more likely to be intelligent, aggressive, loud, long-lived, ecologically powerful, and to live in complex societies. And unlike the mammals, some have spread around the globe: more than half the world's birds - including all its songbirds and parrots, m

'Attracting Birds to Your Garden in Australia' by John Dengate [of ABC Radio and Burke's Backyard fame] in very good condition. The blurb:- A practical and informative guide to attracting birds to your garden and encouraging them to take up residence. More than 400 full-colour photographs, a wealth of valuable information and sound advice on:- - Planning and planting your garden for birds - Attracting birds to feed in your garden - Creating a pond and garden wetland - Providing natural and ar

'Birdscaping Australian Gardens' - Using Native Plants to Attract Birds to Your Garden [Revised Edition] by George Adams in excellent condition. The blurb:- Discover how to identify the most common garden birds, and how to choose, grow and maintain the native plants that will attract them to your backyard. From acacias to eucalypts, and from honeyeaters to kookaburras, this essential guide will help tranform any garden across Australia into an avian paradise. Featuring plant and bird directo

'The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia' by Richard Thomas and Sarah Thomas in excellent condition. The blurb:- The essential up-to-date handbook for all bird watchers visiting or living in Australia. This guide includes the very latest information for locating all of Australia's resident birds and regular migrants. [Bear in mind the publishing date!] Over 180 of the best bird watching sites found in Australia are described, many with clear and easy-to-follow maps. All the mainl

'Where to Find Birds in Australia' by John Bransbury in very good condition. From the Preface:- This book is essentially a guide for travellers, and it should enable you to find your way to many of the best bird watching sites in Australia. Though not a book of indentification, it is portable enough to be used in the field in conjunction with a field guide to Australian birds. The format is quite straightforward; each state or territory has its own chapter, and each chapter is divided into se

'Brigalow Birds' - Birds of Myall Park Botanic Garden and Surrounding Region from the Brigalow Birds Educational Project in very good condition. Seems to be a First Edition and it is spiral bound so sits nice and flat whilst in use. It's a bird identification guide that, as per the Intro - As the guide includes only birds of this region, it is a simpler and less ambiguous identification tool than any of the complete national guides. The choice is narrowed down for you, and you are not confront

'The Great Australian Birdfinder' by Michael Morcombe in very good condition. Michael Morcombe has selected some of his finest bird photographs, taken over a period of twenty years, and combined them with several years of research and painting to produce this, his largest and most authoritative volume on Australian birdlife. It represents the culmination of his skills as an internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer and talented bird painter. Includes 43 paintings and over 400 colour phot

Simpson & Day's 'Field Guide To The Birds of Australia' - The most comprehensive one volume book of identification [Sixth Edition] in good condition. This edition is one of those with the [green] plastic covers [as per photo 3] beneath the dust cover to make it that little bit more water resistant and hardy for carrying it around. This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive yet easy to use book is pretty much the standard field guide and reference for identifying characteristics of all Austral

'The Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia' - The definitive work on bird identification - over 2500 new colour illustrations in very good condition. The blurb:- ...is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and stunningly illustrated handbook for birdlovers in Australia, featuring:- . essential information on 778 species of birds . 250 full colour plates. specially painted for this book, with more than 2500 individual portraits . field marks highlighted in the text and

'Birds of Australia' - A Summary of Information by JD Macdonald with contribution by DL Serventy and illustrated by Peter Slater in very good condition. From the flap:- ...there is a growing need for their conservation. Protective measures are only effective when based on correct identification and knowing where birds live and how they live. The purpose of this book is to provide means of identifciation and to summarise the main facts known about them. This book is a scientific appreciation o

'Complete Book Of Australian Birds' [Second Edition, First Revise 1988] - consultant editors Dr Richard Schodde, BSc [Hons], PhD, CFAOU & Dr Sonia C Tidemann, DipT, MSc, PhD [First Edition consultant editor H.J. Frith, DSc (Agr), FAA, FTS] by Reader's Digest in very good condition. The blurb:- New Edition - Completely Revised and Updated. . All of Australia's birds comprehensively described - including 15 new species - plus verified migrants, escaped captives and rare visitors . 604 pages; 745

'Every Australian Bird Illustrated' edited by Peter Wade in good condition. From the front flap:- Beautifully illustrated large format hardback with 563 colour photographs and 131 superb paintings covering every known species of Australian bird chosen from the finest work by 87 photographers and 6 artists. Each family of birds is covered by a complete section of the book. This contains a general text describing the family, action illustrations of each species, and fully descriptive captions.

'The Heritage of Australian Birds' - The indigenous bird familes of the Australian region with text by Glenn Holmes and illustrations by Robert Edden in excellent condition. This is a large format/coffee table style hardback. The blurb :- ...provides a concise account of the most interesting and characteristic features of each of the 22 families of birds that are indigenous to the Australian region. A selection of species representing every family is illustrated with more than 40 fine colour p

'Foliage Birds' - Australian Birds and Their Favoured Plants by George Martin Adams in good condition. This is a large format/coffee table style hardback. From the blurb :- A major aspect of this book is the relationship between birds and their favoured native plants and George Adams provides a wealth of information on which plants to use in landscaping in order to attract birds. ...This book has been written to help suburban dwellers become more aware of the creatures that share their suburb

'Australia: Land of Parrots' DVD a film by David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook/ABC in very good condition. The blurb:- Featuring unusual parrot behaviour never before filmed, David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook's 'Australia: Land of Parrots' explores the diverse and spectacular realm of parrots and cockatoos across the many varied landscapes of the island continent. Inhospitable forces of nature - cyclones, drought, flood and fire - shape their lives as readily as habitat destruction and the

'Aviculture in Australia' - Keeping and breeding aviary birds by Mark Shephard in fair condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 2. The blurb:- ...is the most ambitious and important book ever published on the subject. Written for all classes of aviculturist this book is by far the most comprehensive, well researched and well produced aviary book yet published in Australia. Most importantly it is written with the specific aim of dealing with the conditions and problems that Australian avicu

'Budgerigars' by Georg A Radtke in good condition. The blurb:- This book, illustrated throughout with full colour photos and drawings, presents sensible, easy-to-follow recommendations about selecting and caring for Budgerigar. It concentrates on providing readers with the information they need and want - all given in an interesting and easy-to-read style. Following is a partial list of the book's contents:- . Introduction . The Wild Budgerigar . Care and Breeding . Feeding the Natural Way .

'The Complete Book of Budgerigars' by John Scoble in good condition [please see description below]. It's a First Edition hardback. The blurb:- On every page of this meticulously researched book John Scoble is able to draw on the knowledge gained in over thirty years as a fancier - to impart to us the secrets that have helped him to become one of the world's foremost authorities on the breeding of budgerigars. Many will find clarity and understanding for the first time in the chapters explainin

'A Complete Manual for the Keeping and Breeding of Finches' by [the late] Russel Kingston with a Foreword by Graeme Phipps [Principal Curator, Taronga & Western Plains Zoo] in very good condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 3. From the preface:- I have written this book based on my experiences in keeping and breeding finches [please see photo 2 of the back cover - can be enlarged to make easier to read]. It is not designed as a scientific or ornithological work but rather an opportunity

'A Guide to Rosellas' - And Their Mutations, Their Management, Care & Breeding from Australian Birdkeeper in very good condition. The blurb:- We have included currently known mutations of Rosellas in Australia and all sub species and although there is no one author of this title all of the abovementioned [Des Spittall, Gordon Dosser, Kevin Wilson, Alan Chalmers and Currumbin Sanctuary] have contributed to this latest release. For someone that has just taken possession of a pair of Rosellas, i

Price is for both books, or $20 & $60 respectively:- 'Australian Cockatoos' - Experiences in the field and aviary by [the late] Stan Sindel & [the late] Robert Lynn, and 'Australian Broad-Tailed Parrots' [The Platycercus and Barnardius Genera] by Stan Sindel & James Gill. These hardbacks are in good/very good condition with the second being a First Edition as per photo 7. From Cockatoos Intro [and inside flap of other]:- Our continued aim with these specialised handbooks is to provide avicultu