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Australia is known the world over for its magnificent bird-life. Today there are about 8800 species of bird in the world and of these, approximately 700 can be seen in Australia. Such a wide variety is possible because of the diversity of habitats available for them to use.Australian Birds contains the most commonly seen of our birds using photographs by Ken Stepnell which show detail impossible to describe in words alone.Jane Dalby's text enhances these photographs with a comprehensive description of the physical features such as bone structure and feathers as well as grooming, movement, feeding, foraging, communication, courtship and breeding.Learn the loveliness and diversity of Australian birds through the pages of this book and then experience the beauty by going out into the bush and observing them for yourself.
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Australia's Birds, Kenneth Stepnell, Jane Dalby
- Language
- Released
- 1996
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- Very Good
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- Title
- Australia's Birds
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kenneth Stepnell, Jane Dalby
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 64
- ISBN10
- 1875580417
- ISBN13
- 9781875580415
- Series
- Description
- Australia is known the world over for its magnificent bird-life. Today there are about 8800 species of bird in the world and of these, approximately 700 can be seen in Australia. Such a wide variety is possible because of the diversity of habitats available for them to use.Australian Birds contains the most commonly seen of our birds using photographs by Ken Stepnell which show detail impossible to describe in words alone.Jane Dalby's text enhances these photographs with a comprehensive description of the physical features such as bone structure and feathers as well as grooming, movement, feeding, foraging, communication, courtship and breeding.Learn the loveliness and diversity of Australian birds through the pages of this book and then experience the beauty by going out into the bush and observing them for yourself.