Sandhill Crane Festival

Paul Bannick

Paul Bannick is an award-winning photographer who's work has appeared in Audubon magazine, Sunset magazine, Pacific Northwest magazine, the National Wildlife Federation Guide to North American Birds, Smithsonian Guide to North American Birds and in many other books, magazines, parks, and refuges in North America and Europe.

Paul works full-time as a director for Conservation Northwest, a conservation organization dedicated to protecting and connecting wild areas from the Pacific Coast to the Canadian Rockies.

His book The Owl and The Woodpecker: Encounters with North America's Most Iconic Birds was published in 2008.

"The Owl and the Woodpecker is a monumental work of photojournalism by one of North America's top wildlife photographers.  The images you'll encounter in this book are the result of an encyclopedic knowledge of birds and their habitats, an intense love of nature, and endless patience.  For anyone who appreciates wild things and wild places, each of Bannick's stunning photographs is worth ten thousand words."

—Ted Williams, Editor-at-Large, Audubon magazine

For more information about Paul’s photographs and book, visit www.paulbannick.com

Speaking Time and Date

Paul Bannick will be the Featured Speaker on Saturday, November 7, at 12:30 PM and will lead a photography workshop on Sunday morning, November 8 (Tour #33).  Admission to his presentation on Saturday is free, but there is a fee for his Sunday workshop.

Paul Tebbel

Paul Tebbel managed National Audubon’s 1,400-acre Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River in Nebraska for 11 years.  The Platte River is known for the world’s largest concentration of Sandhill Cranes during their spring migration and the Rowe Sanctuary is managed for the cranes and other water birds.

Paul grew up in southern Michigan and has a BS in Biology from Northern Michigan University and a MS in Zoology from the University of Western Ontario, where he studied Sandhill Cranes for his thesis.  Paul is now the Executive Director of Friends of the River in Sacramento.

Paul’s work with cranes for his thesis, at the Rowe Sanctuary, and the International Crane Foundation is the basis for his presentation Sandhill Crane Behavior.  He has made this presentation in New Mexico, Nebraska, and California.

Speaking Time and Date

Paul Tebbel will be the Featured Speaker on Sunday, November 8, at 12:30 PM.  Admission to his presentation is free.