Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • A Flock of Beautiful Bird Books

    Woodslane Publishing So this parcel of absolutely stunning bird books arrived just as I’d finished this years Bird Count, but that certainly doesn’t mean that they are any less appreciated. These are all not only sensationally and vibrantly beautiful but packed with pithy facts and information about our most iconic birds. Your kiddos who are…

  • Getting to Know the Birds in your Neighbourhood – Darryl Jones

    UNSW Press/New South 9781742238050 / November 2023 / Paperback / 240pp / RRP $34.99 I’ve always loved ‘spotting’ birds and in many of the places I’ve lived, I’ve kept a kind of bird diary of those I’ve seen as often there were more unusual, or less often sighted, species such as the the few times I’ve seen spoonbills (Glasshouse Mountains and Hervey Bay),…