Song of the Birds Book

Kia ora koutou katoa,

I am delighted to announce that my new book Song of the Birds is now available in stores!

The book explores the history and meaning of New Zealand’s bird species, retelling the story of Aotearoa from a birds-eye view.

It’s a dream come true to be able to write these books, and this blog is where the journey all began for me. I am immensely grateful for everyone’s support of the blog and my books and hope you enjoy this next chapter exploring New Zealand’s bird life.

If you want to learn more here is a collection of interviews and reviews:

Review: Song of the Birds, by Robert Vennell – Kete Books

How humans have changed birdlife and how birds have changed us RNZ Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Naturalist Robert Vennell on hypnotising ruru and training tūī to swear The Listener

You can read an extract of the book from the Pūkeko chapter here:

Noble swamp hens or just a pest that blew in from Oz?

If you would like to pick up a copy, you can find your nearest store here.
It’s available as an audiobook too.