The lives of night birds revealed in amazing detail.

This book provides a complete account of the seventeen Owls, Frogmouths and Nightjars of Australia. It is the result of countless hours of study, writing and photography of this fascinating but highly elusive group of birds.

David Hollands' project has taken him from the wet tropics of Queensland in the north to the forests of Tasmania in the south and offshore to distant Christmas Island. It has involved wet forests and dry woodlands, tall trees and deep gullies, at all hours of day and night and through every season; involving night treks through the forest, hours of silent listening, and long climbs to hides in the canopy or on top of extendable observation towers, there to sit through the darkness and learn something about owl home life.

Hard cover with dust jacket. 336 pages. 1^st edition (2008). 292mm X 215mm. ISBN 9781876473648. RRP $59.95.