Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick are blessed to have such wonderful customers and friends. They receive many letters of appreciation. We want to share just a few of them with you. Here’s a paragraph from a nice letter we received from Margaret, a customer who enjoys our book Stranger in the Woods: “We [...]
The National Wildlife Federation named the top 15 wildlife viewing tours. An article in the Grand Rapids Press outlines the tours. “Green is chic, and lots of companies maybe claim more environmental ethics than they can deliver,” said Daniel Gifford, manager of the federation’s Expeditions Travel Program. “We’re only looking at companies where we’ve looked [...]
I came across a review on the wildlife photography book, Success With Wildlife Photography. The reviewer says “this is a good book for someone just about to get into wildlife photography”. Lots of tips about photography, equipment and marketing too. I thought you’d enjoy it. View the review.
Come see us at the 2009 Art & Apples Festival in Rochester Michigan. New Book! Stop by to see a preview of our new book, One Child, One Planet. Prints See prints from our gallery and more! Books, Movies and Plush If you’re looking for a great gift, check out our award winning children’s books, [...]
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to photograph birds, and paint them too, this fun-filled event from Traverse magazine’s website is for you! SEE-North Science and Environment Education Center is holding its inaugural Bird’s Eye View conference September 25–27, 2009 in northern Michigan for those wanting to hone their skills painting and photographing birds. Workshops include composition, techniques, [...]
Amazing footage of how a caterpillar avoids detection by predators while enjoying a good feast! From the BBC.
Blogger Chris Petrak’s Tales of Birding blog includes loon photos and an interesting post about the Common Loon. Petrak says “Eerie. Haunting. Mysterious. Other worldly. Carrying across the still water in the mistiness of early morning or the dimming light of evening, the song of the loon is the song of the wild and untamed.” “…Now add [...]
Treehugger.com has beautiful nature photos in the slide show “Reader’s Backyard Nature Photos: Frogs, Fawns, and More”. My favorite is image #16 of the Wallaby with her baby and the moving story behind it. These photos are a MUST SEE. Trust me on this one.
If you are looking for unique wildlife photography prints, some of the wildlife prints from our best selling children’s books are now available. To view select prints, visit our “In The Woods” gallery (from the online gallery at CarlSams.com), and our online gallery for the book Stranger in the Woods (from the online gallery at StrangerInTheWoods.com). [...]
Everyone seems to love black bear cubs! The Wisconsin Black Bear Education Center’s mission is “to observe the habits of black bears in a real-life atmosphere and to provide educational experiences about black bears for people of all ages.” In the article “Getting up close and personal with the wild black bear“, Traska , the center’s [...]
