The Nature of Things at Lake Martin: Exploring the Wonder of Cypress Island Preserve in Southern Louisiana (ILLUSTRATED) - Hardcover

Nancy Camel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0925417548 ISBN 13: 9780925417541

Publisher: Acadian House Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

As springtime approaches in southern Louisiana, colorful colonial wading birds flock to the rookery at Lake Martin to breed, nest and raise their young.

With thousands of egrets, Roseate Spoonbills and herons of many types being hatched each spring, this area is said to have "one of the most spectacular wading bird rookeries in North America."

That’s the description used by nature photographer and writer Nancy Camel in her new book, The Nature of Things at Lake Martin: Exploring the Wonders of Cypress Island Preserve in Southern Louisiana.

The book is a pictorial and a documentary dealing with Lake Martin and Cypress Island Preserve, of which the lake is a part. Containing some 130 color photographs – most notably of the birds, the mammals and their environment – the book describes the personalities and mating rituals of the birds and tells the history of Cypress Island Preserve. Throughout the year there are more than 200 species of resident, migratory and wintering birds; 1,200 to 1,800 alligators; and wildflowers, butterflies, dragonflies, frogs, snakes, turtles, squirrels, beavers, nutria, otters, foxes, rabbits, deer, raccoons and other furry animals.

The book includes maps of the Lake Martin area and preserve, tips on photographing birds and other animals, and lists of the more than 200 birds identified in the area.

A resident of Baton Rouge, Ms. Camel’s work has appeared in National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, Birdscapes and Wetlands International, as well as on Audubon calendars.

About this title

About the Author

NANCY CAMEL changed careers in mid-life to become a full-time, professional nature photographer and writer. She has photographed extensively in south Louisiana and in the four corners of North America since retiring from her indoors job in 1999.

Specializing in natural history subjects such as wading birds, mammals, reptiles, trees and wildflowers, her travels have taken her to swamps, beaches, wetlands, mountains, meadows, deserts, marinas, national parks and wildlife refuges. She is drawn to photograph rustic and disappearing communities, abstracts in nature, natural landscapes, geological formations, Cajun culture, antebellum homes, lighthouses, agricultural fields and buildings, boat harbors, old churches and cemeteries.

Her photographs and/or related articles have appeared in National Wildlife Magazine, Louisiana Life, Outdoor Photographer, Acadiana Profile, Birdscapes, Wetlands International, and The Times Picayune, as well as on Audubon calendars and websites of the Louisiana Ornithological Society and Florida Audubon Society.

A graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Journalism, Ms. Camel has studied with professional nature photographers through the Rocky Mountain School of Photography and with Arthur Morris, one of the world’s foremost bird photographers.

A resident of Baton Rouge, La., she is a member of the Louisiana Ornithological Society, the Louisiana Photographic Society, the North American Nature Photography Assn. and the American Birding Assn.

Edition details

• Publisher: Acadian House Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0925417548
• ISBN 13: 9780925417541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Nancy Camel
• Number of pages: 128