Ebook: Mateship with Birds

Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Introduction; Preface; PART I. -- A PAGEANT OF SPRING; I. The Gifts of August; II. September Revelry; III. October the Witching; IV. The Passing; V. With Children in Birdland; PART II. -- BIOGRAPHIES OF BIRDLAND; VI. The Idyll of the Blossom-Birds; VII. The Aristocracy of the Crest; VIII. Days among the Robins; IX. Fine Feathers and Fine Birds; X. The Spirit of Australia; XI. The Paradise Parrot Tragedy; Index; List of Scientific Names.;With the original introduction by C.J. Dennis and a new foreword by Sean Dooley. Ninety years on, A.H. Chisholm's classic Mateship with Birds is still as fresh and inspirational as an early-morning walk in the bush, the air resounding with birdsong. His account of the secret lives of birds? their seasonal doings and their complex relationships? reflects his patient and detailed observations, and his deep enjoyment of the Australian bush and all its inhabitants. This is not just a book for bird-lovers. Chisholm's charming and often humorous prose reveals a man who loves words as well a.