Title: The Australian Bird Guide
Authors: Peter Menkhorst, Danny Rogers, Rohan Clarke, Jeff Davies, Peter Marsack, Kim Franklin
Australia benefits from a lot of good bird field guides. While we were there, we used Pizzey and Knight pretty much the whole time. On our trip to Northern Queensland, Martin Cachard of Solar Whisper Cruises told us about a new book: The Australian Bird Guide. Like pretty much all guides out there, they dare call themselves “The” Guide. Well, I think perhaps this time they are right.
This book is a true masterpiece. The illustrations are some of the best I’ve seen (see the official page for a sample). I love just browsing this book to look at all the beautiful birds I’ll hopefully see soon. Moreover, for each bird there are many different illustrations: the typical poses, in flight, in various environment, and various other poses tailored for each specific bird. The illustrations often have lines pointing to various crucial identification features, and the colours are accurate and vivid.
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