Darryl Jones: Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood
Auditorium 1, slq
Regular Program
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Duration: 60 minutes
Not many people can be described as an ornithological superstar, but if anyone can be, it’s Darryl Jones. In his latest book, the twitcher extraordinaire introduces readers to the avian life populating suburban areas, offering tips for identifying and living in harmony with our feathered friends.
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Darryl Jones
Darryl is an author, researcher, mentor and wildlife expert who has concentrated on trying to understand the relationships between people and the animals that live around us the the cities of Australia. As well as publishing over 200 scientific articles and a similar number of popular science pieces, he has written 8 books including a memoir (Curlews on Vulture Street) and most recently, the first field guide to the urban birds of Australia.
Ashley Hay
Ashley Hay is a Brisbane-based novelist, essayist, mentor and editor whose work includes A Hundred Small Lessons and Gum: The Story of Eucalypts and Their Champions. Her work has been published in Australia, the UK, the US and in translation, and has been recognised by awards including the Australian Society for Literature’s Colin Roderick Prize, the UNSW Press/Bragg Prize for Science Writing and Eucalypt Australia’s Dahl Medal. A former editor of Griffith Review, she lives and works in Brisbane.
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