Download or read book Real Size Guide to New Zealand Birds written by Rod Morris and published by . This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-two common and native New Zealand birds feature 'life size' in this book, pictured against a habitat background. Readers can compare the birds; clear-cut from individual photographs and grouped four or five together on the page, enlarged or reduced to represent their actual size. The full-colour spread of the birds is followed by a second spread that keys the birds to descriptive texts. This is a bright, colourful addition to the bookshelf of every New Zealand child and a useful reference for all those wishing to identify New Zealand birds. The book offers a unique perspective on the native birds of the bush, countryside, coast and rivers, as it is possible to gain an instant visual impression of their size. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rod Morris is a renowned New Zealand natural history photographer, based at the Natural History Unit in Dunedin, and is the author of the bestselling Life-Size Guide to NZ Birds, published in 2002.
Download or read book The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand written by Barrie D. Heather and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You can put your hand on this book and swear by it, because it's the bible. Every bird of town, bush, swamp, island, beach, river and the sea is here - accurately, intricately, and beautifully observed.
Download or read book A Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand written by Julian Fitter and published by Princeton Pocket Guides. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Rt. Hon, Helen Clark -- Don Menton -- a tribute -- Acknowledgments -- Author's introduction -- Map of New Zealand and its offshore islands -- Aotearoa New Zealand -- an introduction -- Map of New Zealand -- Conservation and alien species -- Identification notes -- Abbreviations -- Bird typography -- Seabirds -- Waterside and wetland birds -- Landbirds -- Extinct bird species -- Notes for the visitor -- National parks and protected areas -- Birding tour operators -- Useful environmental and conservation organisations.
Download or read book Life Size Guide to New Zealand Birds written by Rod Morris and published by . This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 40 common and native New Zealand birds feature 'life size' in this book, pictured against a habitat background. Readers can compare the birds; clear-cut from individual photographs and grouped five or six together on the page, enlarged or reduced to represent their actual size. The full-colour spread of the birds is followed by a second spread that keys the birds to descriptive texts. This is a bright, colourful addition to the bookshelf of every New Zealand child and a useful reference for all those wishing to identify New Zealand birds. The book offers a unique perspective on the native birds of the bush, countryside, coast and wetland, as it is possible to gain an instant visual impression of their size. In the case of the albatross, only the bird's head can be included but this gives a dramatic impression of the huge scale of the bird. Rod Morris is a renowned New Zealand natural history photographer, based at the Natural History Unit in Dunedin.
Download or read book A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand s Land Birds written by Andrew Crowe and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy, pocket-sized guide to the identification of New Zealand's land birds. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which New Zealand Bird?, this little book has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick accurate identification of land birds, this new mini guide is appealing and easy to use.
Download or read book Birds of New Zealand written by Paul Scofield and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Kermadecs to Campbell Island, beloved endemics to passing vagrants, albatrosses and shearwaters to kiwi and kaka, Birds of New Zealand is the ultimate guide to this countrys extraordinary avian life. It is illustrated with almost 1000 new photographs and uses the latest information from birders and biologists to draw a definitive introduction to bird identification and behaviour. Includes expert information on the 345 bird species found in New Zealand; key identification characteristics and variation by age and sex; authoritative texts covering behaviour, distribution and taxonomy; and Maori, English and scientific names. A copy of this must-have guide belongs in every bach and backpack. The author of Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World, Paul Scofield is a leading New Zealand ornithologist. Brent Stephenson is a New Zealand bird photographer and tour leader.
Download or read book Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand written by Hugh Robertson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-11 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated handguide, provides a comprehensive guide to the birds of New Zealand . Robertson and Heather include detailed information on identification, habitat and location
Download or read book Birds of New Zealand written by Julian Fitter and published by Traveller's Guide. This book was released on 2011 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-use, compact photo guide to the birds of New Zealand, including tips on where to go to make the most of your visit. New Zealand has long been known as 'The Land of Birds', and as a popular holiday destination it is regularly visited by tourists from around the world. The country's birdlife is remarkably rich, with much of it not just endemic, but unlike anything elsewhere. This beautiful photographic guide is the ideal companion for travelling birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts alike. Featuring over 300 species of bird most likely to be encountered on a trip to New Zealand, it is the only guide that anyone travelling to this fascinating region of the world will need. Each bird is illustrated with a full-colour photograph along with a full species description, and key information on national parks helps readers to find the best spots to discover each bird. The book not only helps travellers to identify birds, it also highlights the importance of conservation efforts and offers guidelines on sensible behaviour whilst travelling through the area and encountering nature at its very best.
Download or read book New Zealand Birds written by Stuart Chambers and published by Raupo. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealand is home to many native, endemic and introduced bird species, many of which are difficult to easily identify. This book will help readers learn about the birds they see around them using the simplest and most obvious identifying feature: colour. This book has birds grouped in colour segments and quickly helps you to identify them. It is written for beginners who have yet to learn their first bird but also for overseas visitors.
Download or read book The Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Birds written by Geoff Moon and published by Raupo. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealand's most experienced bird photographer has now produced a splendid field guide to all the birds found on mainland New Zealand. The result of many years of pain staking fieldwork, the book contains more than 360 photographs and is the first photographic field guide to the birds of New Zealand. The information in the book includes both common and up-to-date scientific names, together with descriptions of each bird's habitat, distribution, physical characteristics, voice, diet and breeding habits. Where relevant, plumage differences between the sexes are illustrated. A glossary and a helpful section on bird watching equipment complete an invaluable field guide that no bird watcher, tramper, nature enthusiast or photographer will want to be without.
Download or read book The Life size Guide to the New Zealand Beach written by Andrew Crowe and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Andrew Crowe in solving the mysteries of beachcombing. The puzzling flotsam and jetsam - both common and strange - is shown here and explained with clear, life-size colour photographs. Besides providing a simple introduction to New Zealand geology, this book's new approach to the beach shows: * Pebbles and sand from around the country* How to recognise common animal tracks found in the sand* Jellyfish, starfish, crabs and bones from the sea* Eggs from the sea and invertebrates living in the sand* Seaweed, plant wash-ups and even common rubbish pollution Part of Andrew Crow's original award-winning Life-Size Guide series, this book is designed to be both simple and practical for all the family.
Download or read book North New Zealand written by Peter Hadden and published by Wairau Press (an imprint of Random House). This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the natural history of New Zealand's North Island, from Lake Taupo up, is described, including geology, soils, climate, flora and fauna. Chapters on different habitats are included, including forests, shrublands, wetlands and the coast.
Download or read book Collins Birds of New Zealand written by Chlöe Talbot Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1993-11-11 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand written by Barrie D. Heather and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 2000 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth guide to field identification is officially endorsed by the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Every New Zealand bird species is represented in colour and has details on distribution, habitats, populations, conservation, breeding, behaviour and feeding habits.
Download or read book Identification guide to New Zealand birds written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of New Zealand written by Stuart Chambers and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the birds of New Zealand, aimed at all levels of birdwatcher, and of special use to travellers to the islands. For each of the 170 plus species, there is a brief description, local and Maori names, range, and a guide to localities where it may be seen. This revised and updated second edition contains more species and more areas to watch them. The book does not attempt a complete coverage of New Zealand birds or places. Rather, it is selective, introducing people to birds they have a chance of seeing, and only taking birders to places which are easy to get to and which promise results. This book supports the notion that birds are less endangered and better protected if the public is knowledgeable and educated about them.
Download or read book Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds written by Brian Parkinson and published by New Holland Australia(AU). This book was released on 2000 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides ready identification and up-to-date information about the many species of seabirds that are likely to be encountered in New Zealand waters.
