Wendy Cooper

Shortlisted, 2024 Queensland Literary Awards, The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award The Bird Art of William T. Cooper showcases the extraordinary talent of William T. Cooper, widely regarded as a master painter of birds. Known for his work in bird monographs, Cooper also created numerous individual paintings, particularly inspired by species such as birds of paradise,...

William T. Cooper was one of the world's most esteemed bird painters. In his paintings, birds nibble at plump red berries, they rest on twisted vines and branches covered with lichen, and they clutch forest fruits and leaves in their claws. These botanical details, the backdrops to his bird portraits, are the subject of this lavishly illustrated book written by...

Australian Rainforest Fruits is a beautifully illustrated field guide that covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests. It also includes a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known. These spectacular plants can be seen from Cape York to Victoria, with some species also found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia,...