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By Dick Watling
Illustrated by Ian Rolls
Soft Cover, Colour & B&W illustrations, 160 pages
An immensely popular introduction to Fiji’s varied wildlife. 30 short stories written in a popular style but factual and informative. There is no better reference for learning about Fiji’s snakes or why Banded Sea Krait’s should be treated with respect (Fiji’s Snakes: Fact and Fiction). Why Taveuni’s stick insect shocked the scientific world (Taveuni’s Mythical Mimimata); some of the most successful biological control work in the world (A Coconut Trilogy) and others Fiddlers on the Reef; Tombs of the Living Dead; When the Vunivalu was bitten.
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First published in 1988 to critical acclaim, the second edition is now out.
This time in a hard cover with a staggering 500 color photos and an enormous compendium of useful information packed into 288 pages.
You cannot get a better introduction to the breadth of Fiji’s wildlife – a masterpiece and labour of love for Paddy.
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Pocket Poster Guide to the Birds of Fiji: 1 - Landbirds.
By Dick Watling
Reluctant to take your valued field guide into Fiji’s wet and humid forests or out to sea ? We certainly know the problem !
These could be the answer – a two part, pocket-sized (10x14cm) guide with a tough, laminated cover, cleverly designed and folded to be read as a book and opening out to the desired habitat.
Every breeding bird and regular migrant is illustrated in full colour and each bird has a paragraph of text with local names and identification and size information.
Otherwise fold out these posters to their full AO size for an informative wall chart or interpretive display.
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Pocket Poster Guide to the Birds of Fiji: 2 - Sea and Shore Birds.
By Dick Watling
Reluctant to take your valued field guide into Fiji’s wet and humid forests or out to sea ? We certainly know the problem !
These could be the answer – a two part, pocket-sized (10x14cm) guide with a tough, laminated cover, cleverly designed and folded to be read as a book and opening out to the desired habitat.
Every breeding bird and regular migrant is illustrated in full colour and each bird has a paragraph of text with local names and identification and size information.
Otherwise fold out these posters to their full AO size for an informative wall chart or interpretive display.
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by Dick Watling
‘A Guide to the Birds of Fiji and Western Polynesia’ is a completely revised and reformatted edition of the widely acclaimed ‘Birds of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa’ and includes, in addition, the atoll nations of Tuvalu and Tokelau. A5-sized, the guide is handy for field use with detailed species accounts for the 173 species with confirmed records in the region and notes on a further 22 species with unconfirmed records.
Every breeding bird and regular migrant is illustrated on sixteen full-colour plates. The guide has the most detailed and accurate distributional coverage of the region’s birds and an up-to-date checklist for each of the countries covered. Included too is a comprehensive listing of local bird names to assist birders at the community level.
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