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About black bears

Fall is a popular time to hike. And many of you may wonder about black bears. The North American Bear Center in Ely, Minnesota is a valuable resource to help you learn about black bears. They even have a Black Bear Field Study Course! What if I see a black bear?   This is a common [...]

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Wildlife photography book

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.

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See us at the Art and Apples Festival

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, [...]

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Photograph birds, learn how!

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, [...]

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The Common Loon, loon photos

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 [...]

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Beautiful nature photos

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.

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Nature photography prints: Wildlife prints from our children’s books

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). [...]

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Cool place to learn about black bear cubs, black bears

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 [...]

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Wildlife photography tips

This article offering wildlife photography tips is right on. Tip #1: Study your camera and the technical details associated with it well. A photographer without a sound knowledge of his equipment is like a guitarist, who doesn’t know how to tune his guitar. No matter how skilled he is in playing, the sound will still [...]

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Author interview with Central Michigan University

Carl R. Sams II is a graduate of Central Michigan University (CMU). He was recently interviewed for CMU’s “Window to the Arts”. Click on the photo above to watch it. Central Michigan University (CMU) conducted an author interview with Carl R. Sams II this past winter for their Window to the Arts program. Carl talks [...]

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