by Peter Rowland | Thursday, May 14, 2020 | Article, Australian Geographic, Backyard, Bird Nerd, Birds, Magazine, Writing
The May/June 2020 edition of my Bird Nerd column in the wonderful Australian Geographic Magazine is called "Backyard Birding". It talks about the movements of the backyard birds that we see from the comfort of our own homes (more so during the restrictions imposed due...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Bushfire, Environment, New South Wales, Victoria, Wildlife
Help Me Support the Recovery of Australia's Wildlife Following the Recent Devastating Bushfire Season... We have had one of the worst bushfire seasons on record. I have been chatting to Conservation Volunteers Australia recently about the great work they do in habitat...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Bushfire, fire, Photography
The March/April 2020 edition of my 'Bird Nerd' column in the wonderful Australian Geographic Magazine is now available. This article is called 'Fire: Friend and Foe', and talks about the impacts that bushfires, including the recent devastating 2019/2020 fires in Vic,...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Australia, Australian Geographic, Books, Butterflies, Insects, Naturalist's Guide, Wildlife
All of the writing, image selections, design and proofing has been finished and my new butterflies book is off to the printers. The expected release date is October 2020, but I will keep you posted. This is the latest book in the Australian 'Naturalist's Guide' series...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, December 23, 2019 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Magazine, Writing
My recent 'Bird Nerd' column in the January/Febraury 2020 edition of the awesome Australian Geographic Magazine is about bird names. This article is called 'What's in a Name?', and talks about the binomial system developed by Swedish Naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 14, 2019 | Australian Geographic, Books, Insects, Naturalist's Guide
Well, the insects book is finally out. The latest book in the 'Naturalist's Guide' series that I have worked on. This time my co-author was the wonderfully talented Rachel Whitlock. This book is an easy-to-use identification guide to the 292 species of insect most...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birds, Honeyeaters, Magazine
My third 'Bird Nerd' column in the 151st edition of the awesome Australian Geographic Magazine is now available. This article is called 'On the Brink', and discusses the plight of Australia's rarest honeyeater, the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater. It also...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birds, Bowerbirds, Magazine, Writing
My second 'Bird Nerd' column in the 150th edition of the awesome Australian Geographic Magazine is now available. This article is called 'Trash or Treasure?' and discusses the incredible bower-building activities of the male bowerbirds. Bowers can come in a few...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | Fundraiser, Healing, Health, Parrots, Photography, Wellness
Shane Howard Trio (photo courtesy of Shane Howard) "Legendary Australian singer-songwriter Shane Howard has performed for former South African President Nelson Mandela and appeared as a guest artist with international stars including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jackson...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, April 5, 2019 | Australia, Birds, Books, Presentation, Talk
On Tuesday 2nd April I gave a talk to the Illawarra Birders birdwatching group at the meeting hall in Coniston, NSW. Here is the blurb that the Illawarra Birders put up on their site's calendar: "Speaker Peter Rowland – “Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots”. Peter...
