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Owls:
Journeys Around the World
by David Hollands
Publisher: Bloomings Books, Richmond,
Vic, 2004. 192pages, hardback, Ulus,
150colourplates. RRP$59.95
OWLS
Owls by their very nature are cryptic
species, which we regard with a special
sense of mystery and awe. Their presence Journeys around theworld
is extremely difficult to determine; their DavidHolland#
behaviour even more difficult to predict.
Tracking down owls is challenging
enough, but taking photographs of the
quality displayed in this book is truly
admirable. David Hollands has excelled superb and his personal touches make this
himself with this publication, producing book a pleasure to read, both forthe scien-
another outstanding owl book with quali- tist andthe lay person. I especiallyenjoyed
ties equal to those shown in his previous reading about David’s trials and tribula-
owl book Birds ofthe Night (Reed Books: tions, particularly in relation to Alaska’s
Sydney 1991). Snowy Owl: the photographs and informa-
Through this book, David takes us on a tion provided on this species is atestament
journey of passion, providing the reader to David's sheercommitment.
with personal accounts and outstanding The final owl that David describes in
photographs of twenty-one owl species detail in this book is Australia’s largest,
from six continents. David’s passion and the Powerful Owl. This species is very
determination is obvious from the very closetomy heart and I thoroughly enjoyed
beginning. His detailed and accurate (and related) to David’s accounts of it. I
account of the different owl species is agree wholeheartedly that the Powerful
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Owl ‘does not give away its secrets readi- David’s predictions for the future are
ly’. Having worked on this species for somewhat bleak, but hopefully through
many years myself I can fully appreciate education and increased public awareness
David’s frustrations and jubilations. The we can work togetherand begin to reverse
information that David has provided on thistrend. Publications such as this one are
this species is accurate and highlights the certainly fantastic starting points with the
result ofmany long cold nights sitting in photography and easy reading making it a
thebush. Onethingweall know forcertain book that everyonecan enjoyand ultimate-
is that all the waiting is definitely worth- ly use to learn more about these amazing
while, as is highlighted through David’s creatures.
photographs.
The book finishes with a section on the RayleneCooke
future. This is a very valuable section, as it SchoolofEcologyandEnvironment
highlights various threatening processes DeakinUniversity-MelbourneCampus
221 BurwoodHighway,BurwoodVictoria3125
that owls are currently contending with.
Australia’s Volcanoes
by Russell Ferrett
Publisher: ReedNewHolland Sydney, 2005.
,
160pages;paperback; colourphotographs.
ISBN1877069094/RRP$29.95
This attractive and handy-sized (and
priced) book begins with a good clear
index map on page 5, a map ofareas of
volcanic activity on page 9, and another
mapon page 16 showingahotspotmoving
from north to south down the eastern side
of Australia and ending at Macedon in
central Victoria. Other maps support the
descriptionsoflocal areas.
Thecontentsare:
1. Theformation ofvolcanoes
2. Eruptions,tephra, lavaandrocks
3. Landforms
4. Queensland
5. New South Wales
6. Victoria those from the Eastern Australian main-
7. South Australia, Tasmania, Western land. This means the young volcanoes of
Australiaand HeardIsland. Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South
A useful glossary, list ofreferences, and Australia form a major part of the book.
agood indexcompletethe book. However the area now commonly known
Russell Ferrett is a geography teacher as the Newer Volcanic Province covering
whohas visitedmanyofthe world’svolca- centralandwestern Victoria,and SE South
noes, and not finding suitable information Australia, is not fully covered; there is a
on Australian volcanoes, he ‘decided to concentration on the Camperdown area,
write his own book to address this gap in and on Tower Hill and Mt Ecclcs, and Mt
ourknowledge and understanding’. Gambier in South Australia. Bill Birch's
He discussesthe past 40 million years of book isstill thebestguide forVictoria.
volcanic activity in Australia, concentrat- Descriptionsofthe earlier(older) Eastern
ing on the clearest examples, and mainly Australia activity include the Glasshouse
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