Wild Maine: Discoveries of a Wildlife Photographer

by Bill Silliker Jr.

Overview

Wild Maine is not only a book of outstanding images of wild mammals and birds from around the state, but it is also a collection of anecdotes and amusing stories about photographer Bill Silliker's interactions with wildlife. Includes interesting facts and observations about the behavior of the species that Silliker photographed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461745310
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	01/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Bill Silliker's photographs have appeared in many books, as well as in Audubon, Backpacker, Field & Stream, National Geographic Traveler, National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, and many other magazines. Until his untimely death in 2003, he was an instructor of wildlife and nature photography for L.L. Bean and a frequent speaker for the Fujifilm Professional Talent Team.

Table of Contents

	Tributes: Remembering Bill Silliker "The Mooseman"	9
	Introduction: As Wild as it Gets, Maine's Wilderness Mosaic	13
Chapter 1	Primeval Birds: The Common Loon, Symbol of the Wilderness	17
Chapter 2	Black Ghosts: The Surprisingly Abundant Black Bear	23
Chapter 3	Bird Islands: Havens for Nesting Seabirds	29
Chapter 4	Gentle Giants: Maine's State Animal--The Moose	35
Chapter 5	Winged Visitors: Birds that Summer--or Winter--in Maine	39
Chapter 6	The State Bird: The Feisty Black-Capped Chickadee	45
Chapter 7	Waterfowl: Ducks and Geese	48
Chapter 8	Upland Game Birds: Wild Turkey, Grouse, and Woodcock	53
Chapter 9	In the Presence of Foxes: The Ubiquitous Fox, Both Red and Gray	58
Chapter 10	The Wild Cats: The Elusive Bobcat, Rare Canada Lynx, and Ephemeral Cougar	63
Chapter 11	Other Furbearers: Pine Marten, Beaver, Raccoon, Otter, Mink, and Others	67
Chapter 12	Sea Mammals: Seals and Whales in the Gulf of Maine	73
Chapter 13	Eagles Forever: The Bald Eagle, Back from Extinction	79
Chapter 14	Graceful Whitetails: Thriving in the Wild--and in Our Backyards	83
Chapter 15	Some Newcomes: The Coyote, Cardinal, Glossy Ibis, and Others	89
Chapter 16	Gone But Not Forgotten: The Gray Wolf, the Caribou, and Other Missing Pieces of the Mosaic	93