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2nd Edition of Insects of Australia

I was absolutely stoked to find a box containing the advanced copies of the 2nd Edition release of "A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Australia" on my doorstep last week. Books are due to hit the shelves in a few weeks, so it was so wonderful to get a sneak peek...

Release of a Mammal Guide 2nd Edition

Delighted to finally see the release of the 2nd Edition of the Naturalist's Guide to the Mammals of Australia title (released by John Beaufoy Publishing, in conjunction with Australian Geographic). A massive thank you to the photographers who supplied the wonderful...

Butterflies of Australia

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...

Illawarra Birders

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...

Release of a Mammal Guide 2nd Edition

Release of a Mammal Guide 2nd Edition

Nov 1, 2021 | Australia, Australian Geographic, Books, Mammals, Marine Mammals, Naturalist's Guide, New Release, Wildlife, Writing

Delighted to finally see the release of the 2nd Edition of the Naturalist's Guide to the Mammals of Australia title...

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...

Illawarra Birders

Illawarra Birders

Apr 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....

Walter Boles Interview

Walter Boles Interview

Feb 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...

Brian Dean Interview

Brian Dean Interview

Nov 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...

Megaspots Fundraiser

Megaspots Fundraiser

Oct 28, 2018 | Australia, Birdlife, Books, Fundraiser, Megaspots, Photography, WWF

Following the launch of the Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots book, I held a book signing and photography fundraiser...

Frogs of Australia Book Release

Frogs of Australia Book Release

Oct 15, 2018 | Australia, Australian Geographic, Books, Frogs, Naturalist's Guide

This "easy-to-use identification guide to Australia’s 247 frog species and subspecies" is now out! I had the pleasure...

Birdwatching Megaspots Release

Birdwatching Megaspots Release

Sep 6, 2018 | Australia, Australian Geographic, Birds, Books, Megaspots

After many years of research and a fast-paced 18 months of compiling information, fact checking and tracking down...

Dangerous Creatures

Dangerous Creatures

Aug 30, 2018 | Australia, Australian Geographic, Books, Dangerous, Naturalist's Guide, Wildlife, Writing

The Naturalist's Guide to Dangerous Creatures of Australia book has now been released. I have had the great pleasure...

My (Little) Big Year

Jan 1, 2015 | Australia, Big Year, Birds, My (Little) Big Year

After watching the movie The Big Year starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, I (Peter) have decreed that...

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