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 Louisiana

Birds of Louisiana is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife of Louisiana.

Stunning digital photographs depict 130 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every commonly-occurring and regional bird specialty they encounter—day or night—in an area spanning from the Gulf of Mexico to the Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi state lines, and all points between—including the Gulf Coastal Plain south of Lake Charles, east to the bays, bayous and Mississippi Delta regions of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, north through the verdant Atchafalaya Basin and Mississippi River Valley, to the piney woods of Shreveport, and beyond.

Aimed at beginning and intermediate birders, the guide will easily fit into any daypack, pocket or glove compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in a backyard, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting the best birding hot spots in the aptly-named Pelican State.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-39-8

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Birds of Kentucky

The Birds of Kentucky is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting the State of Kentucky. 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 or sorting through the fascinating assortment of migrants along the “Mississippi Flyway; setting your sights on the colorful variety of warblers inhabiting the Appalachian Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky’s eastern highlands; embarking on a trip to Mammoth Caves National Park; identifying your garden birds; or on a quick business trip to Louisville, Lexington, Bardstown, Williamsburg, 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 trips.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-03-2

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Birds of the Mid-Atlantic States

The Birds of The Mid-Atlantic, is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather (important here) field guide to the inspiring, incredibly varied and colorful birdlife inhabiting the populous Mid-Atlantic States stretching between the Carolinas and New England.

Stunning digital photographs depict 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—which, despite the name, is not limited to the Atlantic seaboard, but rather extends well inland from coastal Maryland, and Delaware, across the Appalachian Mountains to the western extremities of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Whether you’re seeking flurries of migratory and wintering waterfowl and shorebirds at Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge or chasing colorful spring migrants at Cape May, in New Jersey; on a quest to view the awe-inspiring river of raptors that passes over aptly-named Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania, each spring and fall; scoping Red Knots at Delaware Bay; birding far-flung historic and national parks in Williamsburg, Virginia, or our Nation’s Capital; the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland; Niagara Falls in Upstate New York; or combining birding with sightseeing or business at any season, 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 companion for visitors and residents alike on all outings in the region. This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any Mid-Atlantic trip and will conveniently fit into any daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether taking a leisurely stroll within Central Park, New York, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots in this seven state area.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-85-5

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Birds of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia

Birds of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife of the the Carolinas, contiguous with Georgia. Unlike most regional guides, this one does not stop at artificial state lines—rather it treats a representative sample of birds inhabiting the whole of this rich biogeographic region.

Stunning digital photographs depict 130 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every commonly-occurring and regional bird specialty they encounter—day or night—in an area spanning from the Outer Banks of North Carolina, south along the Atlantic Coast to the Sea Islands of South Carolina, and Georgia’s Cumberland Island National Seashore, then inland to the Okefenokee Swamp, Southern Appalachia—including the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains National Park—to the Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia state lines, and all points between.

Aimed at beginning and intermediate birders, the guide will easily fit into any daypack, pocket or glove compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in a backyard, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting the best birding hot spots in the region.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-14-5

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Birds of Puerto Vallarta

Birds of Puerto Vallarta is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife of Puerto Vallarta. Stunning digital photographs feature 120 common and notable Neotropical specialties, enable users to easily identify most birds they encounter—day or night—in Puerto Vallarta, including Cabo Corrientes (El Tuito, Rancho Primavera, Mayto, Yelapa, Boca de Tomatlan, and Vallarta Botanical Gardens, etc.), Nuevo Vallarta (including Laguna Del Quelele), Valle Rio Ameca, Bahia de Banderas (including Islas Marietas Marine Sanctuary), Punta Mita, Sayulita, and points between.

Aimed at beginning, intermediate and international birders, the guide takes into consideration that most users will concentrate on identifying the colorful Neotropical Mexican specialties they encounter in the region, so it includes mostly these birds. It takes this focus a step further by acknowledging the fact that birding is growing in popularity among Mexican nationals as well, so the nomenclature reflects this by including English, Spanish and Latin names for each included species. As a special bonus, the guide does double-duty as a birding site guide as well as a bird field guide by the inclusion of a key which indicates the best locations to find the included specialties.

This affordable guide will easily fit into any daypack, pocket or glove compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in a local garden, on a family vacation, or on a serious birding trip visiting the best birding hot spots in the beautiful Vallarta region.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-48-0

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