Gardening & Environment Education & Reference Science & Nature
Neville Cayley’s classic field guide, What Bird Is That?, returns in this sturdy 1990 revised hardcover, ready for backpack or bookshelf. Inside its 802 pages, every Australian species is painted in Cayley’s celebrated, detail-rich plates, making identification a pleasure for beginners and veteran twitchers alike.
The book itself is gently aged yet sound: light foxing touches only the front paper, one corner bears a soft crease, and a lone scuff marks another page, but the binding is tight and every leaf is free of notes, tears, or dog-ears. It comes from a smoke-free home and feels as reliable as the day it left Angus & Robertson.
Ideal for nature lovers, artists, or collectors of vintage Australiana, this illustrated reference distils a lifetime of birdwatching wisdom into one volume. Slip it into your day-pack or display it beside binoculars and journal—either way, Cayley’s timeless art and insight will guide you to the next colourful sighting.