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SMEDESPHOTO.COM, is a site that provides you with access to both nature and Iowa stock photography, as well as prints, writing, travel information, and other free-lance sevices. Ty Smedes is a full-time outdoor writer and Iowa photographer based in Urbandale, Iowa. With more than 100,000 photo images on file, he can supply your wildlife, wildflower, and scenic images, as well as coverage of Iowa agricultural, rural, and small-town cultural events. Please contact us regarding availability of images, and usage rates. Rates will vary, depending upon the type of usage. Des Moines photos, and Iowa photos are also a specialty.

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Iowa’s Bald Eagles have returned!

In 1977, Iowa recorded its first bald eagle nest in 72 years and, amazingly, just 3 decades later, 253 young were reared across 88 counties during 2010. Declared our national bird in 1782, the bald eagle was on the brink of extinction during the 20th century until measures were taken to save it. The Return of Iowa’s Bald Eagles chronicles this conservation success story with facts, antidotes, charts, statistics, and a photo gallery – which illustrates bald eagle biology, and the bald eagle’s recovery in Iowa. These spectacular color photographs – among the most incredible photographs ever taken in Iowa and the United States - have captured the power, grace and majesty of the bald eagle as it returned to prominence in Iowa.

257 full-color pages, 11-1/4 x 7 1/2, softcover

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Publisher: Iowan Books

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Renowned Iowa nature photographer Ty Smedes puts the best of his Iowa images together in this beautiful book. Capturing Iowa's Seasons follows the common and uncommon visitors to Iowa's landscape throughout the year. Spring features adorable wildlife babies and migrating songbirds. Summer showcases fabulous images of wildflowers and other native prairie inhabitants. Fall features the incredible snow goose migration, and Winter the bald eagle spectacular. In the final chapter, Ty shares his considerable knowledge and tells us how to take our own great nature photos. You'll want to buy multiple copies to send to family and friends and keep a copy of your own.

165 full-color pages, 11-1/4 x 7-1/2, softcover.

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Manufacturer: Iowan Books