Lines for Birds by Barry Hill & John Wolseley

Lines for Birds by Barry Hill & John WolseleyThey follow flight paths and habitats of birds, from the Victorian Mallee to the forests of South East Asia, to Japan and the South of France. 'Sometimes,' as the painter says, 'it's almost as if I am looking at the earth with a bird's eye view the birds suggest new ways of telling stories about the earth.' This is a dazzling book, a conversation between two venerable artists in love with birds. In a world of endangered nature, they celebrate joy.

and packed full of information about these urban birds

'Jones has to be one of Australia's most consistently impressive writers

they all share several things in common - genuine humility

can only find relief at his punching bag

How did we come to be

Getting to the heart of things

A series of tiny clues sprinkled through the relentlessly paced narrative culminate in a haunting twist on the final page

whose use-name is Sparrowhawk

He has worked as a journalist at the COURIER-MAIL

It is a journey that

dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham

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