Encouraging Birds in the New Zealand Garden. by Gordon Ell. Photographs Geoff Moon. 1981 1st edition. The Bush Press, Auckland.

This book shows how wild birds can be encouraged to live in the New Zealand garden by providing food, water and shelter. It shows practical ways to bring birds close to your window at home (or school) and includes plans for simple feeders, lists of food plants, and notes on watching birds. A special feature is the pictorial identification guide - a colour portfolio of all the birds that may visit the garden, by leading nature photographer, Geoff Moon. There are more bird species to be found in the cities and towns than in New Zealand's native forests. This book shows how to make your garden a fascinating sanctuary for these birds. It shoud open new interests both for the housebound and the outdoors enthusiast who has to live in town.

The author Gordon Ell has used the techniques in this book to attract birds into his garden in Takapuna, Auckland where he has photographed their behaviour for some of the television wildlife films he produces. The colour photographs are by Geoff Moon, the naturalist-photographer and author of several outstanding books on New Zealand birds.

Lists of: Birds found in various areas Maori and Latin names of birds Native and introduced trees for birds Foods for birds The parts of a bird

Diagrams showing how to make a nesting boxes; a hide; fruit-feeder box; and a bird table. Superb photography with 30 coloured plates.

Lots of information about birds; tips for attracting them and foods they like.

96pp; black/white and coloured photos; b/white illustrations and diagrams; bibliography; appendices; pictorial s/covers, 1981, very good condition

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