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Maori Bird Lore: An Introduction by Murdoch Riley
$90.00 NZD
Category: Birds
Beautifully illustrated and presented. A book that is a work of art. For many a century the pre-contact Maori developed a sophisticated structure of beliefs and customs about the birds of this land, this Aotearoa, this New Zealand. The basic myths and traditions came with the immigrants from legendary ...Show more
Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation by Tim Birkhead
$32.00 NZD
Category: Birds
A sweeping and lyrical history of the relationship between birdlife and humankind over twelve millennia, exploring how birds have captured our imaginations and inspired our culture and our science. In Birds and Us, award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling jour ...Show more
The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
$43.00 NZD
Category: Birds
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic. BIRDS. Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time. Earthbound, we can only look and listen, enjoying their lightn ...Show more
The Book of the Barn Owl by Sally Coulthard
$25.00 NZD
Category: Birds
Few of us know what goes on after dark, underneath the moon. Sally Coulthard shines a light on the Barn Owl, one of the most mesmerizing and elusive icons of the countryside. With its heart-shaped face and silent, graceful flight, the Barn Owl is a favorite of birders and non-birders alike. A brief sig ...Show more
Native Birds of Aotearoa by Michael Szabo
$27.00 NZD
Category: Birds | Series: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series
A handy introduction to the unique birdlife of Aotearoa New Zealand, for the backyard, bach, and backpack. Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand’s native bird species has wide appeal. Native Birds of Aotearoa describes sixty ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Birds by Mike Unwin
$50.00 NZD
Category: Birds | Series: Around the World In 80 Ser.
This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year. M ...Show more
Penguin Bloom: The odd little bird who saved a family: The award-winning, international bestselling sensation by BLOOM, CAMERON
$35.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
PENGUIN BLOOM is a unique journey of recovery and an extraordinary celebration of life, featuring Cameron Bloom's exceptional photographs and a captivating narrative by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive. Penguin the Magpie is a global social media sensation with over 113k followers ...Show more
Ray Ching: New Zealand Bird Paintings by Ray Ching
$80.00 NZD
Category: Birds
Ray Ching is internationally recognised as one of the world's greatest living wildlife artists. Born in New Zealand, he established himself as an artist in the 1960s, before moving to England where he has spent the majority of his career. He has never lost his interest in his roots, however, or the New ...Show more
Getting Closer: Rediscovering Nature Through Bird Photography by Paul Sorrell
$45.00 NZD
Category: Birds
With Getting Closer to guide you, and a camera in hand, discover how to connect with nature by using a photographer’s eye. Using birds as his focus, the author offers a simple, practical path for readers to ‘rewild’ themselves and engage with the natural world, while improving their photographic skills ...Show more
New Zealand Seabirds: A Natural History by Kerry-Jayne Wilson
$50.00 NZD
Category: Birds
New Zealand is the seabird capital of the world - no other country has so many species of breeding seabirds, while about a third of them are only found here. Despite this, many New Zealanders have little awareness of them, or know of the remarkable life histories that enable them to tackle the considera ...Show more
Owls of the Eastern Ice: The Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl by Jonathan Slaght
$27.00 NZD
Category: Birds
The Times Nature Book of the Year 2020 - A breathtaking portrait of Russia's remote far eastern forest, and of the world's most extraordinary owlThe forests near to where Russia, China and North Korea meet in a tangle of barbed wire are the only place on earth where brown bears, leopards and tigers co-e ...Show more
Birds of New Zealand: Collective Nouns by Melissa Boardman
$30.00 NZD
Category: Birds
A beautifully illustrated book featuring New Zealand Aotearoa's native birds, each with its very own collective noun. A tussock of takahē? A hoon of kākā? A whistling of whio? This beautifully illustrated book of collective noun names for our native birds reveals something unique about their cha ...Show more