{"product_id":"highways-in-the-sky-the-north-american-flyways","title":"Highways In The Sky: The North American Flyways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover, 340 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery year, millions of migratory birds follow ancient aerial pathways that stretch across North America - natural highways in the sky linking Arctic tundra and boreal forests of Canada and Alaska with the wetlands, prairies, coasts, and lagoons of the United States and Mexico. In \u003cem\u003eHighways In The Sky, The North American Flyways,\u003c\/em\u003e acclaimed photographer, author, and former wildlife biologist Gary Kramer takes readers on a breathtaking photographic journey along the four great flyways - Pacific, Central, Mississippi, and Atlantic - revealing the wonder, beauty, and complexity of bird migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book showcases 915 exceptional photographs that portray waterfowl and shorebirds across their breeding, migration, and wintering habitats. Creating this work required extraordinary dedication. Kramer traveled more than 100,000 miles by commercial aircraft, thousands more by vehicle, and many additional miles by boat, small aircraft and on foot to reach locations throughout North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKramer's decades of field experience and deep passion for wildlife and their habitats bring authenticity and depth to every page. Highways In The Sky is both a visual masterpiece and a celebration of one of nature's greatest journeys - an essential volume from one of North America's most respected voices in wildlife photography and natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/0763\/files\/Highways_in_the_Sky_-_preview_compressed.pdf?v=1793133316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick Here to View Sample Pages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGary Kramer is an award-winning freelance journalist who lives in Willows, California. He has published seven books, more than 1,000 articles, and thousands of photos. His photographs and articles regularly appear in many outdoor magazines and calendars. A native Californian and U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, Gary earned Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University. For 26 years Gary was a wildlife biologist and refuge manager with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. After a 10-year stint as the refuge manager of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, he retired in 1999 to pursue his writing and photography career full-time. In the process of putting this book together, Gary visited 40 countries, from the Arctic Circle in Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in South America, west to China and South Korea, south to Australia and New Zealand, and east to Morocco and South Africa―and many places in between.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sporting Classics Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611166707904,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/0763\/files\/HIGHWAYS_IN_THE_SKY_DUSTJACKET_FINAL-Use.jpg?v=1793131580","url":"https:\/\/www.sportingclassicsstore.com\/products\/highways-in-the-sky-the-north-american-flyways","provider":"Sporting Classics Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}