This guide is designed for people who want to identify the birds they see in the Jirdarup Bushland banksia woodlands and to help those birds thrive by providing habitats in their gardens across the suburbs.

Curious about the unique bird species of Perth’s Jirdarup Bushland?

Want to enhance your garden to attract and support native birds?

Would you like to learn the role of birds and what they represent in Noongar culture?  

This guide is designed for people who want to identify the birds they see in banksia woodlands and to help those birds thrive by providing habitats in their gardens across the suburbs.

Jirdarup Bushland Precinct in Perth’s East Victoria Park is managed by the Town of Victoria Park and is home to a wealth of native flora, fauna and fungi. The land has been home to the Noongar Whadjuk people for over 45,000 years.

 Testimonials

This book is for everyone who has an interest in nature and conservation with a will to save our wonderful bird species from further decline in urban areas. It is a pure joy to read. Our gardens can be the corridors that support fauna that is being squeezed out of urban areas and offer a place to breed, feed and bring joy into our lives – Sabrina Hahn

Dan Carter’s insights into the behaviour of birds are fascinating and the photographs are truly amazing …. This book will now be my go-to guide in the garden in my own home, making sure the plants I choose will not only beautify my home, but also create a welcoming habitat for our native bird population – Hon Hannah Beazley MLA

Jirdarup Bushland is the environmental jewel in the Town of Victoria Park’s crown, and we are proud to be its current custodians alongside the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland. Jirdarup means “Place of Birds” in Noongar, and this book demonstrates why that name is so apt. The photographs are simply stunning. Kudos to the talented local photographers for transporting us to the Bushland and beguiling the reader from the first page to the last. What a beautiful, informative and inspiring showcase of the unique bird species that call the Jirdarup their home – Mayor Karen Vernon

 About the Author

 Dr Carter is widely respected for his knowledge of Australian birds and their habits. He has been studying and observing birds since he was a child. He is a long-term member of Birdlife Australia with his understanding further enhanced during his term as a chair of the Darling Range Branch of the Western Australian Naturalists’ Club where he remains a member.

 Acknowledgments

Our sincere thanks to Hon Hannah Beazley MLA and to the Wettenhall Environmental Trust for their generous support in funding the production, to Eric McCrum OAM for his review and endorsement of the text, and to Noongar Elder Emeritus Professor Dr Leonard M Collard for permission to quote from his research. Noongar Whadjuk/Yamatji man Ron Gidgup has given permission to incorporate his original artwork in the design.  

Thanks also to the many people who provided photographs and to Lesley van Schoubroeck who brought this project to fruition.