Discover and photograph Arizona's most fascinating wildlife! Whether you are a beginning shutterbug, a professional photographer, bird-watcher, or wildlife enthusiast, Wild in Arizona: Photographing Arizona s Wildlife, A Guide to When, Where, & How will help you easily find, identify, and make stunning photographs of Arizona s birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, and more. Based on author Bruce D. Taubert s extensive experience as a wildlife biologist and highly acclaimed professional photographer, this guide is jam-packed with over 220 exceptional color photographs, detailed location-specific information, and practical photography tips for the novice and expert alike. Learn: When: Ideal times to photograph wildlife year round based on lighting conditions and seasonal events. Where: 50 can't-miss locations to find a broad diversity of animals to photograph across Arizona. How: A comprehensive Photography Basics section, 14 instructional tips, and 12 Making the Photo stories. Get WILD in Arizona today! "Whether you are a casual wildlife watcher or a dedicated nature photographer, Wild in Arizona: Photographing Arizona s Wildlife is an invaluable guidebook to help you find and photograph your favorite critters. Author and expert wildlife photographer Bruce Taubert, with more than four decades of experience in the field, shares his insider information, lushly illustrated with his stunning photographs of Arizona s extraordinary menagerie of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects. This book reveals their hiding places and teaches you effective nature photography techniques that enable you to capture your own striking images of the untamed world." --Peter Ensenberger, former Arizona Highways Director of Photography and photography workshop leader "Are you ready to improve your wildlife photography? Or start capturing wildlife photography? Then, Wild in Arizona: Photographing Arizona s Wildlife by Bruce Taubert is the book for you. With enough content to serve as a textbook, this easy to read guidebook includes fourteen photo tips and twelve making the photo stories where the author shares his passion for photographing on location. Whether you want to capture photos of wildlife in remote wilderness or urban ponds, Bruce Taubert covers the when, where and how through detailed location descriptions, stunning photos and exposure details for every photo. Reading this book is like having the author in the field with you and gaining the knowledge and inspiration to plan your own wildlife photographic adventure." --Amy Horn, M.Ed., photography lecturer at Northern Arizona University, and photo workshop leader Bruce D. Taubert has viewed and photographed wildlife around the world since 1972. His work is prominently displayed in magazines including Arizona Highways, Science, Ranger Rick, WildBird, Arizona Wildlife Views, Conservation International, and others. In addition, his images have been selected for Arizona Highways calendars, Smith-Southwest calendars and postcards, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department calendars. Bruce s photographs have won multiple awards in the Annual Arizona Game and Fish Department photography contest. He assisted Dr. Arnulfo Moreno Valdez as a photographer for the acclaimed book El Cielo Reserva de la biosfers Tamulipas ( The Story of a Cloud Forest ). His bat images can be found in innumerous scientific publications, national and international informational brochures, and the Bats of Arizona poster. Bruce has documented bat inventories in both Nicaragua and Mexico. Bruce enjoys leading wildlife photography workshops to Ecuador and Namibia and has partnered with Arizona Highways Photo Workshops to lead trips to the Everglades and Bosque del Apache. He specializes in workshops teaching macro photography, hummingbird photography, bird photography, and photographing those not-so-loved creatures of the state including rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, scorpions, tarantulas, and the like. Bruce retired from the Arizona Game and Fish Department in 2007 after 26 years managing the state s wondrous wildlife and wild lands. As the Assistant Director of the Wildlife Management Division, he worked on critical wildlife and land management issues. As a member of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Bruce traveled extensively in Africa, South America, the United States, and Canada. Bruce is past president of the Arizona Watchable Wildlife Association, a board member of Watchable Wildlife Inc., and a founding member and director of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Bruce was project lead for the publication Arizona Wildlife Viewing Guide, and the book is dedicated to him. Bruce received his Bachelors, Masters, and Ph. D. degrees in the field of zoology and wildlife management. He spent several years as a scientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey conducting research on fish and amphibians. Originally from Wisconsin