All About Garden Wildlife of Australia

by Sankowsky, Garry

• ISBN13: 9781921517518
• ISBN10: 1921517514
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-11-07
• Publisher: New Holland Publishers

Summary

Our backyards form an important habitat for wildlife, providing food, shelter, and a place to live and breed for countless species of birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. This useful guide has many identification spreads on key species and families of wildlife likely to be encountered. It also looks at ways of improving and enhancing your garden so that it can offer the most opportunities for wildlife and therefore the greatest amount of enjoyment to its owners. All in all it is an essential read for anyone hoping to create a haven for nature on their doorstep.

Author Biography

Garry Sankowsky has been studying and photographing Australian wildife for decades, and his immense knowledge and glorious images bring the subject to life.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Garden Wildlife 6 What Wildlife am I likely to see in the Garden? 8 Garden Birds 10 Where do Birds Nest? 46 Garden Mammals 50 Garden Reptiles 65 Garden Frogs 74 Garden Insects 80 What Garden Wildlife can be seen at Night? 117 How do I Attract More Wildlife to my Garden? 118 Should Food Be Placed Out To Attract Wildlife? 122 Are Nest Boxes and Hollows Useful? 124 Attracting Birds to the Garden 128 Attracting Frogs to the Garden 143 Attracting Butterflies to the Garden 146 Index 155 Further Reading 160