by Peter Rowland | Saturday, December 15, 2018 | Birds, Books, Interview, Victoria, Writing
Interview with Australian Music Icon - Shane Howard After the (official) book launch of Australia's Birdwatching Megaspots at BLARNEY BOOKS & ART in Port Fairy, I took a few minutes to interview our very special guest Shane Howard, one of Australia's true music...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 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 with my co-author, Chris Farrell, at Eagles Nest Gallery, Airey's Inlet, Victoria. The fundraiser was aimed at raising money for WWF Australia and...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, August 20, 2018 | Birdfair, Birds, England, Festival, Travel, UK
I had the wonderful opportunity to visit England in 2018. The first part of the trip was work-related - meeting publishers, catching up with photographers and fellow authors, and attending the British Bird Fair to launch my new bird book Australia's Birdwatching...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, May 2, 2016 | Birds, Cairns, Cassowary, Cuckoo-shrike, Photography
A quick trip to Cairns and the Daintree River. A great part of Australia, and a place I had not been to since 1995. My primary goal was to see a Southern Cassowary, as I had missed out on seeing these magnificent birds on my previous tips to the region. I have visited...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, February 4, 2016 | Birds, Family, Friends, Western Australia
Happy New Year – 2016 is upon us. For me, it was ushered in at Newcastle, at a house belonging to my wife’s cousin and her husband. New year’s day was a quiet affair, sitting in their backyard, playing cards (500) and jotting down a list of every...