Wild Neighbours

Meet the plants and animals who’ve left life in the bush and moved into a park, street or front yard near you.

Raucous galahs, secretive blue-tongues and landscaping brushturkeys share our towns and suburbs. And to make a life in the city, they’ve learned to be flexible, resilient and street-smart. They’ve transformed neighbourhoods into living, breathing ecosystems, places where wildness hasn’t vanished, but simply moved in.

If you’ve ever wondered why magpies sing in duets, how cockatoos learned to open bins or why koalas sleep so much, Wild Neighbours will help you understand the habits, personalities, quirks, ingenuity and everyday dramas of the animals and plants that live among us.

It’s time to get to know the neighbours.

‘A delightfully entertaining and informative celebration of Australia’s urban wildlife.’ – Tim Low, author of Feral Future and Where Song Began

‘Ann and Darryl use the latest science to explain the weird and wonderful ways of Australia’s unique backyard wildlife: from bats to bees, koalas to kookaburras, and so much more.’ – Hugh Possingham, BirdLife Australia