A fun night with the Port Fairy community at Blarney Books & Art, chatting about Australia's birds, the release of the Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots book and answering questions from the audience. Chris Farrell and I are very proud of the Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots book, which will be a great assistance to show people from both […]

"Peter Rowland discusses his research and travels around Australia over the past 25+ years, and how this has culminated in his latest bird book Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots, written in partnership with Chris Farrell and with the invaluable assistance of other field researchers, photographers and designers. The talk will be accompanied by some of the images […]

The children and I made a pardalote nesting box for their pre-school's garden. Each child took turns to help me put the box together and screw each of the pieces of timber in place. When it was complete we placed it in the tree. We also made some native bee houses using recycle timber boxes, […]

A fun chat about bowerbirds with Elliot Connor - host of Human Nature Podcast "Episode 1 of the Human Nature podcast is now out!! I had a wonderful time recording it on Sunday with Peter Rowland and co. and hope you enjoy it just as much."

My talk covered 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 a few years to my work-experience (and employment) at the Australian Museum of […]

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 a few years to my work-experience (and employment) at the Australian Museum of […]

"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 will also demonstrate how to build a nesting box to attract Crimson Rosellas to your backyard. Refreshments will be served." […]

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 more on the images used within the books, and will share the stories behind […]

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 participants will be encouraged to take their own pictures.

I will be talking about some of Australia's amazing insects and the recent release of the 2nd edition of my popular book "A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Australia".