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The Brilliance of Birds Skye Wishart

The Brilliance of Birds By Skye Wishart

The Brilliance of Birds by Skye Wishart


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The Brilliance of Birds by Skye Wishart

New Zealand birds like you've never seen them before. Who knew that the morepork, our forest-dwelling owl, can turn its head 270 degrees? Or that the eastern bar-tailed godwit doubles its body weight before undertaking an epic and continuous migration of 11,000 kilometres? Or that the tui has a specially placed voicebox, enabling it to duet with itself, sometimes producing sounds too high-frequency for humans to hear? Zany, off-kilter, wondrous and wild, The Brilliance of Birds gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of some of New Zealand's feathered friends.

About Skye Wishart

Skye Wishart (Author) Skye Wishart is a journalist with a passion for science writing. Her degree in biochemistry and plant genetics initially led her to work in marine research in the South Island; then, after a sojourn in science journal publishing, she turned to the written word. Skye has written news for New Zealand Geographic magazine since 2009, as well as features and communications for other magazines and corporate clients. Skye grew up on a hill-country station outside Gisborne but is now based in Torbay, Auckland, with her husband and young family. She loves the great outdoors- hiking, surfing and ocean swimming. Edin Whitehead (Author) Edin Whitehead is a seabird scientist and award-winning photographer who spends most of her time hanging out with petrels and shearwaters in the Hauraki Gulf. If she were a bird, she would be one of these ocean wanderers. Mixing science with photography, her birdventures have covered Aotearoa from north to south - including the remote Kermadec, Chatham and subantarctic islands. Her PhD research focuses on seabirds as the sentinels of marine ecosystems, monitoring how environmental change impacts on their health. For the journeys that created the photographs in this book, and many more besides, see her blog at www.edinz.com.

Additional information

GOR013661575
9780143772156
0143772155
The Brilliance of Birds by Skye Wishart
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Random House New Zealand Ltd
2019-09-17
384
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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