Greg Homel

Greg R. Homel is an ornithologist, award-winning international nature photojournalist, documentary film producer, birding tour leader and lecturer. He lives and works from his home within the magnificent Los Padres National Forest, California, USA (home of the California Condor) and from his second homes at Río Lagartos, surrounded by the magnificent Ría Lagartos National Park and Biosphere Reserve at the north tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and El Tuito, near Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. A birder-naturalist since childhood, Greg founded Natural Elements Productions in 1986 and Natural Encounters Birding Tours shortly thereafter. Now he travels the globe on a full-time basis in search of rare and little-known birds and other wildlife. He shares his unbounded (and contagious) enthusiasm through excursions for small groups worldwide, and with a wider audience through state-of-the-art digital lectures, television, and wide variety of publications and video productions. Throughout his life, but especially since the early 1990s, Greg has guided, educated, and inspired travelers in over 80 countries throughout the world. His travels on all seven continents, from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic and points between, have allowed him to see more than half of the planet's roughly 9,800+ bird species in their natural habitats. His early work appeared regularly in books and magazines, including Wildbird Magazine, The Audubon Society Field Guides to Eastern Birds and The Audubon Society Field Guides to Western Birds, Time, Birder's World, Tucson Lifestyle, and Texas Monthly magazines. Since the "digital revolution," Greg has moved into television, video production for conservation groups such as American Bird Conservancy, field guide writing and lecturing aboard expedition ships with the hope of "giving a voice to his truest love, which is the natural world and its inhabitants, especially birds!"

Birds of Southeast Arizona

Birds of Southeast Arizona is an easy-to-use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the incredibly varied birdlife of perhaps the best inland birding area in the United States: Southeastern Arizona. This area features includes the saguaro- and ocotillo-clad Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, rugged canyons, lofty pines, oak-studded “sky islands,” the riparian San Pedro River and grassy Sulphur Springs valleys!

Stunning photographs of 130 species of common and notable birds will enable users to identify nearly every commonly-occurring and regional bird specialty they encounter—day or night. This guide covers parts of 4 Southern Arizona Counties—Casa Grande and Sells in the west, eastward to the New Mexico State line, then south to the Mexican border.

Aimed at beginning and intermediate birders, the guide fits easily into a daypack, pocket or glove compartment, making field identification easy—whether in a backyard, on vacation, or a on serious birding trip to the best birding hot spots in Southeastern Arizona.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-06-0

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Birds of Alaska

Birds of Alaska is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather (important in Alaska) field guide to the inspiring, incredibly varied and often little-known birdlife inhabiting the great State of Alaska. Stunning digital photographs depict over 120 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s extensive area of coverage.

Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—but especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable companion on all outings within this huge state.

Whether seeking flurries of puffins, guillemots, cormorants and kittiwakes at Glacier Bay National Park and the greatest concentration of Bald Eagles in the world in Haines in the southeast; on a quest to see all four species of eiders at Barrow in the far north; chasing spring migrants and Bristle-thighed Curlews at Nome in the west; birding the far-flung Bering Sea (Pribilofs, Saint Lawrence) and Aleutian islands of the immense Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the southwest, with their “auklet hazes”; or combining birding with sightseeing and big mammal viewing at unforgettable Denali National Park south of Fairbanks, in central Alaska, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any Alaskan trip and will conveniently fit into any daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in an Anchorage garden, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best, far-flung birding hot-spots in the aptly named great State of Alaska, “the last frontier!”

ISBN: 978-1-936913-50-3

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Birds of Indiana

The Quick Reference Guide to The Birds of Indiana, by Greg R. Homel, is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather guide to the inspiring, incredibly varied and colorful birdlife inhabiting the State of Indiana.

Stunning digital photographs depict more than 130 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s impressive area of coverage.

Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable companion for visitors and residents alike on all regional outings.

Whether you’re seeking rarities along the Lake Michigan shoreline; on a quest to see Sandhill Cranes and American White Pelicans at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Green County; chasing spring migrants at Tippecanoe River State Park; birding the region’s far flung constellations of wildlife refuges, national forests, state parks and national historic sites; or combining birding with sightseeing or business at any season, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any visit to Indiana and will conveniently fit into any daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in an Indianapolis garden, on a family vacation to South Bend, or embarking on a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hotspots in The Hoosier State.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-65-0

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Birds of the Great Plains

The Birds of The Great Plains is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable,all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting the States of Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.Stunning digital photographs depict more than 125 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s extensive area of coverage.

Whether seeking waterfowl, forest birds, Bald Eagles, garden birds, or neotropical migrants along the mighty Mississippi river and its floodplain; setting your sights on the colorful variety of warblers nesting in or migrating through the region; embarking on a trip to Cheyenne Bottoms, or on a business trip to Lincoln, Overland Park, Oklahoma City, and points between, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—but especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable field companion on all outings.This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any trip and will conveniently fit into a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification— whether in a Lincoln garden, a business trip to Oklahoma City, on a family vacation to Topeka, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within a tri-state region.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-09-4

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Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

Birds of Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Park is a quick and easy-to-use, lightweight, durable, all-weather field guide to the remarkable and varied birdlife inhabiting both Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, as well as the northern Rocky Mountains region within the US states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, in addition to the adjacent Canadian provinces of British Colombia and Alberta.

Stunning digital photographs depict 125 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every commonly occurring bird and regional specialty they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s remarkable area of coverage.

Aimed at beginning and intermediate birders, the guide will easily fit into any daypack, pocket or glove compartment, facilitating spontaneous and easy field identification—whether in a backyard, on a family vacation, or on a serious birding trip to the best birding hot spots within Wyoming’s Yellowstone N.P., Montana’s Glacier N.P., Idaho’s myriad national forests, or Canada’s Jasper N.P and beyond, all within the beautiful northern Rocky Mountains region.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-34-3

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