Overview
This is a book of the discovery of birds and the places they live. Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible to even be imagined as fiction. Birds in Their Habitats is a collection of stories and experiences, which introduce fascinating aspects of birdlife, ecology, and behaviour. Informed by a wealth of historical and contemporary research, Ian Fraser takes the reader on a journey through four continents: from places as unfamiliar as the Chonos Archipelago of southern Chile and the arid Sahel woodlands of northern Cameroon, to those as familiar as a suburban backyard. And with humour and personal insight, it is a book about the sometimes strange world of the people who spend a life absorbed in birds. ""Ian Fraser is one of the country's most accomplished natural history writers."" Sean Dooley, Australian Birdlife, on Australian Bird Names ""Ian Fraser's writing is not of the dry, scientific style; it is evocative in describing his acute observations and understanding in nature."" Don Saunders, Bird Observers' Club of Australia, on Bush Capital Year
Full Product Details
Author: Ian Fraser
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.528kg
ISBN: 9781486307449
ISBN 10: 1486307442
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Ian Fraser's writing is not of the dry, scientific style; it is evocative in describing his acute observations and understanding in nature. --Don Saunders, Bird Observers' Club of Australia, on Bush Capital Year Ian Fraser is one of the country's most accomplished natural history writers. --Sean Dooley, Australian Birdlife, on Australian Bird Names
Ian Fraser is one of the country's most accomplished natural history writers. --Sean Dooley, Australian Birdlife, on Australian Bird Names Ian Fraser's writing is not of the dry, scientific style; it is evocative in describing his acute observations and understanding in nature. --Don Saunders, Bird Observers' Club of Australia, on Bush Capital Year
Ian Fraser is one of the country's most accomplished natural history writers.' - Sean Dooley, Australian Birdlife, on Australian Bird Names 'Ian Fraser's writing is not of the dry, scientific style; it is evocative in describing his acute observations and understanding in nature.' - Don Saunders, Bird Observers' Club of Australia, on Bush Capital Year
Author Information
Ian Fraser is a naturalist, conservationist, regular contributor and commentator on ABC Radio (local and national), natural history tour guide and adult educator who has lived and worked in Canberra since 1980. He was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion in 2006, and the Order of Australia in 2018 for services to conservation and the environment. He is the author of A Bush Capital Year (2011), with artist Peter Marsack, and Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide (2013), with Jeannie Gray. Both books were awarded Whitley Certificates.
