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Curlews on Vulture Street : cities, birds, people & me / Darryl Jones ; illustrations by Kathleen Jennings.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Darryl N. (Darryl Noel), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jones, Darryl N. (Darryl Noel)--Anecdotes.
- Jones, Darryl N.
- Birds--Effect of human beings on.
- Birds.
- Birds--Ecology.
- Birds--Behavior.
- Ecologists--Australia--Anecdotes.
- Ecologists.
- Birds--Australia--Anecdotes.
- Anecdotes.
- Birds--Behavior--Australia.
- Urban animals--Ecology.
- Urban animals.
- Physical Description:
- 322 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Other Title:
- Curlews on Vulture Street
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2022.
- Summary:
- Despite the noise, heat, dust and fumes, the ceaseless movement, light and toxins, many birds successfully live their lives among us. And not just furtively in the shadows. Ibis steal our lunch, brush turkeys rearrange gardens and magpies chase us screaming from near their nest. From his childhood in a country town noticing blackbirds and sparrows to studying brush turkeys in the suburbs, Jones shares a fascinating story of curiosity, discovery, adventure and conflict, played out in city streets and backyards. He also provides rare insights into the intimate lives of some of our most beloved and feared, despised and admired neighbours. You'll never see magpies, curlews, ibis, lorikeets and cockatoos in the same way again.
- Notes:
- Scheduled to be published September 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781742237367
- 1742237363
- OCLC:
- 1333272653
- Publisher Number:
- 99995079965
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