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About Penelope Diane Olsen

Birth

1949

Penelope Diane Olsen is an Australian ornithologist and author.

Penelope Diane Olsen is a prominent Australian ornithologist and writer born in 1949.

Her major work, Birds of prey & ground birds of Australia, is a fundamental reference in bird studies.

Throughout her prolific career, she has published a total of 19 works dedicated to nature.

Her work focuses especially on natural history and the fascinating life of birds of prey.

The wedge-tailed eagle is one of the recurring and most studied subjects in her extensive bibliography.