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> Award-winning nature photographer featured in presentation at Tacoma's
> Main Library.
>
> Award-winning nature photographer Paul Bannick, author of "The Owl and
> the Woodpecker: Encounters with North America's most iconic birds" is
> featured in a free book talk, slide presentation and signing at 7 p.m.
> on Tuesday, November 18 at Tacoma Public Library's downtown Main
> Library (1102 Tacoma Avenue South). Books will be available for
> purchase and signing at the event, cosponsored by the Tahoma Audubon
> Society, Conservation Northwest and the University Bookstore. More
> information is available at www.tacomapubliclibrary.org or by
> telephoning the library at 253.591.5666.
>
> In "The Owl and the Woodpecker," Paul Bannick explores the continent
> from the arctic tundra to the mountains of the West, from arid lands
> of the Southwest to the great plains of the interior, from the forests
> of the eastern U.S to the Canadian Boreal, to capture all 41 North
> American species of two iconic bird families. With a foreword by Tony
> Angell, and audio recordings by Martyn Stewart, "The Owl and the
> Woodpecker" features stunning photography, captured through thousands
> of hours in the field observing owl and woodpecker behaviors.
>
>> From familiar birds like the Northern Flicker and Great-Horned Owl to
>> rare ones like the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker and
>> Northern Spotted Owl Bannick provides an intimate look at each within
>> the habitat it is most indicative of. Complete with a field guide to
>> North American owl and woodpecker species, Bannick's photo journey is
>> both comprehensive and visually rewarding.
>
> Published by the Mountaineers Books, renowned bird artist Tony Angell
> writes in his foreword that the book will "continue to provide an
> example of how the fabric of nature is so carefully and intricately
> composed and what we might find there if we are willing to look long
> and deeply enough"
>
> About Paul Bannick
> Award winning photographer, Paul Bannick specializes in the natural
> history of North America, with a special focus on his beloved Pacific
> Northwest. Bannick has coupled his love of the outdoors with his skill
> as a photographer to create images intended to foster intimacy between
> the viewer and subject in order to inspire education and conservation.
>
> An experienced naturalist and outdoor educator, Paul Bannick creates
> most of his images while kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing in the
> Pacific Northwest. After graduation from the University of Washington,
> Paul worked successfully for 15 years in the computer software
> industry beginning as one of the original 75 employees of the Aldus
> Corporation, and then for Adobe Systems, and Microsoft. Paul, wishing
> to combine his passion for wilderness conservation with his career,
> focused his attention to non-profit work and currently serves as the
> Director of Development for Conservation Northwest.
>
> His work has appeared in several books and magazines, at the Woodland
> Park Zoo and on interpretive signs in Southern California, Mt. St.
> Helens, Bridle Trails State Park and in the North Cascades.
>
> Paul is a significant photo contributor to Seattle Audubon's Birdnote
> program (www.birdnote.org), Conservation Northwest, Seattle Audubon
> and the North Cascades Institute.
>
> "The Owl and the Woodpecker is a monumental work of photojournalism by
> one of North America's top wildlife photographers. The images you'll
> encounter in this book are the result of an encyclopedic knowledge of
> birds and their habitats, an intense love of nature, and endless
> patience. For anyone who appreciates wild things and wild places, each
> of Bannick's stunning photographs is worth ten thousand words."
> -- Ted Williams,
> Editor-at-Large, Audubon magazine
>
> "What a glorious book! Paul Bannick's photographs reveal the startling
> beauty and complex survival strategies of the owl and the woodpecker,
> North America's most charismatic and crucial cavity-nesting birds.
> These are images to savor again and again."
> ---- Bruce Barcott, Contributing Editor to Outside Magazine and author
> of The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw
>
> David Domkoski
> Manager, Community Relations | Tacoma Public Library
> (253) 591-5688
>
> "The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a
> thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you thought
> special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone
> else, a person you never met, someone who even is long dead. And it is
> as if a hand has come out and taken yours."
>
> [The History Boys, a play by Alan Bennett]
>
> ---- Msg sent via TPL Mail - http://www.tacomapubliclibrary.org/

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