by Peter Rowland | Thursday, 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 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...
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 | Sunday, February 1, 2015 | Big Year, Birds, Migration, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Shorebirds
My (Little) Big Year got off to a flying start in January, (sorry about the pun!), with 79 species recorded, including a Sandpiper that ended up in Australia instead of South America. The 1st of January (recovery day from bringing in the new year) was a casual bird...