Person

Hollands, David

Born
England
Occupation
Photographer, Ornithologist and Physician

Summary

David Hollands is a country doctor who has had a lifelong passion for birds and bird photography. For his book Kingfishers & Kookaburras he spent over eight years tracking down and photographing every kingfisher species in Australia.

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Born and educated in England. Arrived Australia 1961. General practitioner, Orbost, Victoria. Associate of the Royal Photographic Society; his photographs have appeared in numerous articles and books. Wrote Eagles, Hawks and Falcons (1984), Birds of the Night (1991) and Kingfishers & Kookaburras (1999). His wife Margaret, is also an enthusiastic field ornithologist.

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See also

  • Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001), 492 pp. Details

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Created: 8 February 2001, Last modified: 4 July 2012

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