Wetland Birds launches a major new series of habitat based books on New Zealand bird life. In his introduction Geoff Moon presents all the major types of freshwater wetland found in the country. The greater part of the book features entries on each of the birds that use New Zealand’s wetlands on a permanent or seasonal basis.
A lifetime’s worth of fabulous bird photography is accompanied by lucid text enriched with Geoff’s own personal observations, all collected from more than 60 years’ experience, crouching among reeds or standing statue-still in a hide with his camera. Some of the country’s most elusive birds are found in wetlands; most of the photographs of the fernbird, bittern and dabchick that feature in this book are not only previously unpublished but are also among the finest images available of these hard-to-shoot species.
THE AUTHORGeoff Moon, OBE, Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand and Associate of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, has written and illustrated several major works on birds, including
New Zealand: Land of Birds (New Holland). A retired veterinarian, Geoff retains a passionate interest in natural history and his contribution to the research and documentation of New Zealand’s birdlife is widely acknowledged.
SALES POINTS- $40 from the National Wetland Trust - enquiries@wetlandtrust.org.nz
- A donation from your purchase will go to the National Wetland Trust
- First in a major new bird series
- No known competing work
- Author is one of New Zealand’s top bird photographers
- Ideal purchase/gift for the birding enthusiast
- Small enough to pack on expeditions
Publication: February 2009
ISBN: 978 1 86966 197 7
Price: $40
Format: 230 x 170 mm
Extent: 144 pages
Binding: Paperback
Photographs: approx.150, full-colour
Imprint: New Holland
Classification: Natural History
Author location: Auckland
