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Wild Rambings: Birdlife Melbourne

My talk cover my early childhood, growing up in the south of England, making nestboxes, hides and bird feeders, and how stumbling across an old slide projector and my great, great grandfather's slide collection ignited my passion for wildlife photography. Fast forward...

Author Talk – Thirroul Library

[Julie Clifford] "Join wildlife photographer, natural history writer, and Australian Geographic Magazine columnist Peter Rowland at Thirroul Library as he chats about his new book Wildlife of the Australian Rainforests: A State-by-State Guide. During the event Peter...

WWW – Wildlife photography, Writing and Working with Lightroom: Wollongong Camera Club [Members Only]

I will talking about my travels around Australia and some of the challenges of photographing wildlife in remote areas, and variable climates. I will also chat about the books, particularly the Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots. Being a photography talk, I will focus...

Wildlife Photography Introduction – Corporate Engagement

[Corporate Engagement] Introduction to wildlife photography theory, with practical session. I will be introducing wildlife photography basics and giving some tips to make it more successful and enjoyable. Followed by a walk through the park and around the lake, where...

Human Nature Podcast

Sep 26, 2022 |

A fun chat about bowerbirds with Elliot Connor - host of Human Nature Podcast [Elliot Connor] "Episode 1 of the Human...

Don’t Panic! Author Talk at the Wollongong Library

Sep 26, 2022 |

My talk covered my early childhood, growing up in the south of England, making nestboxes, hides and bird feeders, and...

Wild Rambings: Birdlife Melbourne

Sep 26, 2022 |

My talk cover my early childhood, growing up in the south of England, making nestboxes, hides and bird feeders, and...

Birding Basics

Birding Basics

Jan 1, 2021 | Australian Geographic, Birding, Birds, Magazine, Writing

My Australian Geographic Magazine 'Bird Nerd' column has had a face lift! While the bird nerd tag has flown away, the...

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

Nov 1, 2020 | Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birds, Genetics, Magazine, Mutations, Writing

My 'Bird Nerd' column in the latest Australian Geographic Magazine (Issue 159) is all about variations in colouration...

Big Building Birds

Big Building Birds

Sep 1, 2020 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birds, Brush-turkey, Magazine, Malleefowl, Megapodes, Mound-builders, Scrubfowl

'Big Building Birds' (Bird Nerd Column) My 'Bird Nerd' column in the latest Australian Geographic Magazine (Issue 158)...

SOS – Save Our Spidercrabs

SOS – Save Our Spidercrabs

Aug 8, 2020 | Petition, SOS, Spidercrabs, Uncategorised, Underwater

Image Credit: PT Hirschfield (www.pinktankscuba.com) From April to July each year, thousands of Australian Giant...

All at Sea

All at Sea

Jul 1, 2020 | Albatross, Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birding, Birds, Magazine, Pelagic

Issue 157 is the latest edition of the Australian Geographic Magazine to hit the shelves. In this issue my 'Bird...

Backyard Birding

Backyard Birding

May 14, 2020 | Article, Australian Geographic, Backyard, Bird Nerd, Birds, Magazine, Writing

Backyard Birding The May/June 2020 edition of my Bird Nerd column in the wonderful Australian Geographic Magazine is...

Bushfire Recovery

Bushfire Recovery

Apr 1, 2020 | Bushfire, Environment, New South Wales, Victoria, Wildlife

Bushfire RecoveryHelp Me Support the Recovery of Australia's Wildlife Following the Recent Devastating Bushfire...

Fire: Friend or Foe

Fire: Friend or Foe

Mar 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...

Butterflies of Australia

Butterflies of Australia

Feb 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...

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