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The New Zealand falcon, our only remaining endemic raptor. A guide to how they behave and have adapted, collated from experience gained, information given by respondents to a survey, and knowledge provided by others. Beautifully illustrated with a great range of photographs.
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Explores why the remarkable birdlife of New Zealand is subject to so much attention from birders, scientists and the general public around the world. Examines why New Zealand is such an odd and threatened place, and why it's regarded as one of the world's biodiversity hot-spots. ...Tells the stories of the endemic species that became extinct following early human arrival and after settlement by Europeans - including the various species of moa - and looks at the status of New Zealand's surviving bird species, including the iconic Kiwi and Kakapo, assessing their future prospects.
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After years of observation, a clear picture has emerged of a creature so incredible, that its feats
are beyond amazing. A male bar-tailed godwit, that carries a white flag engraved with the black
letters, AJD, completes a 30,000 km round trip each year to nest in north-west Ala...ska. These epic trips are proof of their navigation skills and endurance, earning the species a place in Guinness
World Records, for the longest non-stop journey of any creature on earth. Even more incredible, AJD
migrates north each year, often at the same time, on the same day, and from the same spot. This book tells, for the first time, the close relationship between this wild bird and the book's author, a connection that to date has spanned thirteen years. This story is based in Whanganui, New Zealand.
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly? Or to live high in the tree tops? Or perhaps you've wondered what birds do when no one is looking? Birds have some of the most extraordinary - and peculiar - behaviours on the planet. Ravens love PLAYING games. In winter, they ...sledge down snow-covered rooftops on their bellies, getting faster and faster. Partridges are SNEAKY and know just how to trick hungry foxes. And honeyguides are HELPFUL. They help humans to find the sweetest treat in the forest - honey. These are just some of the incredible stories you'll read in this book. With fascinating factual detail and playful storytelling from ornithologist Tim Birkhead and vibrant, personality-filled illustrations from Cat Rayner, this book captures what it's really like to be a bird.
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Join Kaewa the little blue penguin as she explores her strange new world at the National Aquarium. She is taken under the flipper of Captain, a one-eyed korora who introduces her to the colourful characters of the penguin colony. This feel-good mystery for young readers and their... families has a great cast of engaging characters based on real penguins at the New Zealand's National Aquarium. Its gorgeous illustrations are full of detail and give a penguin's-eye view of life at the aquarium.
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By Hoyes, Beth
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- RRP: $32.99
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31 May 22
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Embroidery Made Easy: Beautiful Birds teaches how to hand embroider a variety of birds using the newest embroidery trend: thread painting.
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Illustrated by Stephens, Helen
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- RRP: $19.99
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Sometimes the smallest people make the biggest difference. A beautiful owl lives in the tree outside Ben's house. Ben calls him Mr Hoot. When grown-ups want to chop down Mr Hoot's tree, Ben has to act fast to save him. This warm, funny and inspiring story shows how we can all pro...tect the wildlife that lives all around us.
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In Birds and Us award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey through our mutual history with birds, from the ibises mummified and deified by Ancient Egyptians to Renaissance experiments on woodpecker anatomy, from Victorian obsessio...ns with egg collecting to the present fight to save endangered species and restore their habitats. Weaving in stories from his own life as a scientist, including far-flung expeditions to Neolithic caves in Spain and the guillemot colonies of the Faroe Islands, this ambitious book is the culmination of a lifetime's research and unforgettably demonstrates how birds shaped us, and how we have shaped them.
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Fledgling tells the story of a woman rediscovering herself through connecting with nature after starting a whole new life in a different continent
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A gorgeous illustrated picture book of collective noun names for our native New Zealand bird species
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