Noted refuge lecturer to spotlight gray owl
By REFUGE / DDWS - | Mar 3, 2021
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Paul Bannick has a reputation for stunning photography and an obsession with owls.
Award-winning author and wildlife photographer Paul Bannick will present a program featuring stunning imagery from his books about owls at a lecture, titled “Gray Owl: A Visual Natural History,” on March 12 at 10 a.m. at The Community House for the “Ding” Darling Lecture Series.
Based on thousands of hours in the field photographing, one of his new books “Great Gray Owl: A Visual Natural History,” published in October is the latest example of the author’s love and respect for owls. It showcases one of the largest owl species, also known as the Phantom of the North, Great Gray Ghost and Bearded Owl. It lives in the western mountains and boreal regions of North America.
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Northern Saw-whet Owl by Paul Prior