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Woodpecker:

A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers

Author and Photographer: Paul Bannick

Woodpeckers are one of the most remarkable bird species found in the avian world. They have evolved in ways that make them ecologically critical to forest health, serving as keystone species in a variety of wooded habitats across North America. Their activities support a variety of other creatures, making them catalysts of diversity in the places they inhabit. They are, in many ways, the heartbeat of the forest.


Hardcover, 9.5x10.8 inches, 224 pages, Published by Mountaineers Books

Retail Price: $39.95

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Great Gray Owl

A Visual Natural History

Author and Photographer: Paul Bannick

Great Gray Owl: A Visual Natural History features several dozen never-before-published images, some of which capture behaviors rarely witnessed and perhaps never photographed. The photos work with first-hand field accounts, which are illuminated by our most up-to-date understanding of these species.

Hardcover, 9.2 x 8.2 inches, 128 pages, Published by Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books, WA

Retail Price: $18.95

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Snowy Owl

A Visual Natural History

Author and Photographer: Paul Bannick

Snowy Owl: A Visual Natural History features several dozen never-before-published images, some of which capture behaviors rarely witnessed and perhaps never photographed. The photos work with first-hand field accounts, which are illuminated by our most up-to-date understanding of these species.

Hardcover, 9.2 x 8.2 inches, 128 pages, Published by Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books, WA

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Owl

A Year in the Lives of North American Owls

Author and Photographer: Paul Bannick

Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls features several dozen never before seen rare images of owls calling, hunting, delivering prey, caring for their young, leaving nests, gaining their independence and surviving the winter. Through these stunning images you learn what it takes for each of the 19 species of owls in the U.S and Canada to breed and survive through a year in their diverse habitats.

Hardcover, 11.25 x 9.75 inches, 224 pages, Published by Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books, WA

Retail Price: $34.95

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The Owl and the Woodpecker

Encounters with North America's Most Iconic Birds

Author and Photographer: Paul Bannick

Every wild place and urban area in North America hosts an owl or a woodpecker species, while healthy natural places often boast representatives of both. The diversity of these two families of birds, and the ways in which they define and enrich the ecosystems they inhabit, are the subject of this vivid new book by photographer and naturalist Paul Bannick. Additionally, all owls and woodpeckers can be heard on the companion CD included with this book.

Hardcover, 9.25 x 10.25 inches, 200 pages, Published by Mountaineers Books, WA

Retail Price: $29.95

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Woodpeckers of North America:

A Naturalist's Handbook

Photographer: Paul Bannick

Woodpeckers of North America gives you a naturalist’s look into the world of woodpeckers. The book explores how to tell them apart, how and where they live and the most interesting details about their lives. Finally, it is packed with more than one hundred of Paul’s favorite photos of woodpeckers and their habitats.

Softcover, 6.2 x 6.9 inches, 91 pages, Published by Stone Ridge Press, MN

Retail Price: $12.95

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