Nick Flittner: 2 books

The 27 poems on these pages are an attempt to capture something of the character and nature of Australia’s birdlife. Australia has such a wealth of wildlife, and none so much as the birds. Australia is awash with birds. You can’t escape their colour or their sound or their physical presence. They...

These four short stories take their inspiration from birds. Three are quintessential Australian birds – the dainty Collared Dove, the raucous Spangled Drongo, and the extraordinary Straw Necked Ibis. The fourth story takes place in Scotland, and features the king of British birds, the Golden Eagle. These...