by Peter Rowland | Friday, March 1, 2019 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birds, Magazine, Shorebirds
My first of (hopefully) many regular articles for my 'Bird Nerd' column in the awesome Australian Geographic Magazine is now available. This article is called 'A Shore Thing' and is about shorebird and human interactions on our beaches and the shores of our wetlands....
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | Australia, Birds, Interview, Museum, Research, Video, YouTube
A quick chat with Walter Boles Walter Boles is the former curator and scientific officer of the ornithology department at the Australian Museum, Sydney. I have known Walter since 1983, when I was placed at the museum by my school for work experience, and we have been...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, December 15, 2018 | Birds, Books, Interview, Victoria, Writing
Interview with Australian Music Icon - Shane Howard After the (official) book launch of Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots at BLARNEY BOOKS & ART in Port Fairy, I took a few minutes to interview our very special guest Shane Howard, one of Australia's true music...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 20, 2018 | Australia, Interview, Photography, Video, Wildlife, YouTube
In this video I chat with fellow wildlife and landscape photographer Brian Dean, who dropped in to spend an evening with me during his travels around Australia. Brian contributed several images to the Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots book that I wrote with fellow...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 10, 2018 | Ecotherapy, Healing, Health, Life, Wellness
This morning, like most other Saturday mornings, followed my typical ritual: large glass of tap water, morning medications, brush teeth, shower, collecting an armful of leafy greens from the garden and enjoying breakfast and a cup of tea with my wife. Living in...