Mateship with Birds
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Carlton North
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781921863509; 9781922072245; 9781922070326
Subjects: Birdwatching Guides; Animals; NATURE; SCIENCE; Ornithology; Life Sciences; Adaptation; Zoology; Birds
Description: With the original introduction by C.J. Dennis and a new foreword by Sean Dooley. Ninety years on, A.H. Chisholm's classic Mateship with Birds is still as fresh and inspirational as an early-morning walk in the bush, the air resounding with birdsong. His account of the secret lives of birds - their seasonal doings and their complex relationships - reflects his patient and detailed observations, and his deep enjoyment of the Australian bush and all its inhabitants. This is not just a book for bird-lovers. Chisholm's charming and often humorous prose reveals a man who.
Table of contents: title: About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; Preface; Part 1; 1 THE GIFTS OF AUGUST; 2 SEPTEMBER REVELRY; 3 OCTOBER THE WITCHING; 4 THE PASSING; 5 WITH CHILDREN IN BIRDLAND; Part II; 6 THE IDYLL OF THE BLOSSOM-BIRDS; 7 THE ARISTOCRACY OF THE CREST; 8 DAYS AMONG THE ROBINS; 9 FINE FEATHERS AND FINE BIRDS; 10 THE SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA; 11 THE PARADISE PARROT TRAGEDY; List of Names.