Naturalist, wildlife photographer, and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles, and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers, and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

• Our Extraordinary North American BirdsSpoon-at-the-Ready Stalker: SpoonbillAncient Visage for 10,000 Years: Wood StorkDiver, Dipper, Bobber, Blinker: American DipperWatch Out—Sprinter Approaching!: Greater RoadrunnerRare, but Too Huge to Miss: California CondorMaster Carpenter, Building with Sticks: Bald EagleRushing and Weed Dancing on the Water: Western and Clark’s GrebesThe Fastest Animal, Bar None: Peregrine FalconMeat-Eating Songbirds That Don’t Sing: Loggerhead and Northern ShrikesTiny Champion of Flight: Ruby-throated HummingbirdThe Best Show on the Lek: Greater Sage-GrouseA Raptor Smaller Than a Sparrow: Elf OwlIncredibly Funny-Looking Seabirds: Atlantic, Horned and Tufted PuffinsTimberdoodle Sky Dancing: American WoodcockApartment Nester with a Landlord: Purple MartinLays a Quick Egg—Then Leaves!: Brown-headed CowbirdAn Owl in a Burrow?: Burrowing OwlScavenger Falcon, Hunting on Foot: Crested CaracaraApple Snail Aficionado: Snail KitePercussion Performance on Logs: Ruffed GrouseSkimming Along the Coast: Black SkimmerA Panoply of Color: Painted BuntingCamouflaging at Its Finest: American BitternSmart, Sociable and Popular: Harris’s HawkThe Embodiment of DiversityAbout the Author

Naturalist, wildlife photographer, and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles, and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers, and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

• Our Extraordinary North American BirdsSpoon-at-the-Ready Stalker: SpoonbillAncient Visage for 10,000 Years: Wood StorkDiver, Dipper, Bobber, Blinker: American DipperWatch Out—Sprinter Approaching!: Greater RoadrunnerRare, but Too Huge to Miss: California CondorMaster Carpenter, Building with Sticks: Bald EagleRushing and Weed Dancing on the Water: Western and Clark’s GrebesThe Fastest Animal, Bar None: Peregrine FalconMeat-Eating Songbirds That Don’t Sing: Loggerhead and Northern ShrikesTiny Champion of Flight: Ruby-throated HummingbirdThe Best Show on the Lek: Greater Sage-GrouseA Raptor Smaller Than a Sparrow: Elf OwlIncredibly Funny-Looking Seabirds: Atlantic, Horned and Tufted PuffinsTimberdoodle Sky Dancing: American WoodcockApartment Nester with a Landlord: Purple MartinLays a Quick Egg—Then Leaves!: Brown-headed CowbirdAn Owl in a Burrow?: Burrowing OwlScavenger Falcon, Hunting on Foot: Crested CaracaraApple Snail Aficionado: Snail KitePercussion Performance on Logs: Ruffed GrouseSkimming Along the Coast: Black SkimmerA Panoply of Color: Painted BuntingCamouflaging at Its Finest: American BitternSmart, Sociable and Popular: Harris’s HawkThe Embodiment of DiversityAbout the Author

Naturalist, wildlife photographer, and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles, and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers, and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

• Our Extraordinary North American BirdsSpoon-at-the-Ready Stalker: SpoonbillAncient Visage for 10,000 Years: Wood StorkDiver, Dipper, Bobber, Blinker: American DipperWatch Out—Sprinter Approaching!: Greater RoadrunnerRare, but Too Huge to Miss: California CondorMaster Carpenter, Building with Sticks: Bald EagleRushing and Weed Dancing on the Water: Western and Clark’s GrebesThe Fastest Animal, Bar None: Peregrine FalconMeat-Eating Songbirds That Don’t Sing: Loggerhead and Northern ShrikesTiny Champion of Flight: Ruby-throated HummingbirdThe Best Show on the Lek: Greater Sage-GrouseA Raptor Smaller Than a Sparrow: Elf OwlIncredibly Funny-Looking Seabirds: Atlantic, Horned and Tufted PuffinsTimberdoodle Sky Dancing: American WoodcockApartment Nester with a Landlord: Purple MartinLays a Quick Egg—Then Leaves!: Brown-headed CowbirdAn Owl in a Burrow?: Burrowing OwlScavenger Falcon, Hunting on Foot: Crested CaracaraApple Snail Aficionado: Snail KitePercussion Performance on Logs: Ruffed GrouseSkimming Along the Coast: Black SkimmerA Panoply of Color: Painted BuntingCamouflaging at Its Finest: American BitternSmart, Sociable and Popular: Harris’s HawkThe Embodiment of DiversityAbout the Author