Myrna Pearman is a naturalist, photographer, educator, writer, wonderer and wanderer. She has been the Biologist and Site Services Manager at Ellis Bird Farm since 1987, where she has overseen the development of the site into a popular and respected education and research centre. She has authored or co-authored several books and her photographs have been widely published. |
Testimonial: "Ever now and then my trip to the mailbox is rewarded with a great treasure. Yesterday was one of those times. I knew your book would be a wonderful collection of your stories, but I wasn’t prepared for what lay before me when I opened the package. ...the cover alone (my favourite bird!) defines the quality of what’s to come. I love the way you’ve presented your essays – a story on each page. And your photographs are stunningly beautiful. |
Myrna Pearman has written a monthly nature photo essay in the Red Deer Advocate since 2010. This book is a compilation of these columns from October, 2010 to December, 2015.
Myrna’s photo essays, which meld her love of photography with her love of writing, celebrate the wonder and diversity of local wildlife. She shares her wealth of knowledge in an engaging, entertaining and informative style, telling personal stories and highlighting the random, the unusual and the little-known facts about the amazing wild creatures we share this earth with. Her goal is to inspire others to find beauty everywhere.
Here are the titles of the Beauty Everywhere essays:
Moose in Winter
Meet Charlie
Alberta Owls
Aspen Art
Great Horned Owl
Flight of the Bluebird
Bufflehead Ducks
Cedar Waxwings
Ellis Bird Farm Beavers
Living With Hares
Turkey Vultures
Bird Migration
Pileated Woodpeckers
In Praise of Chickadees
Pine Grosbeaks
Redpolls
Sandhill Cranes
Leave It to the Beavers
In Memoriam
Ma Mallard and Her Duckling
Marsh Magic
Squirrelly Behaviour
Flying Ants
Swans
Scenes Frrom the Backroads
The Joys of Feeding Birds
Boundary Bay
Great Gray Owls
Purple Martins
Signs of Spring
The Apple Blossom Special
Growing up Grebe
Quiet Pond Paddle
Wildlife Wonders
Muskrats
Bumble the Owl
Frosty Friday
Coping With Snow
Big Mama Moose
Cavity-nesting Birds
Mexico’s Snowbirds
Sharp-tailed Grouse Dancing
Cliff Swallows
American Avocets
Barn Swallows
Update on Ellis Bird Farm Beavers
Saw-whet Owls
Rodent Ramblings
Nictitating Membranes
Bird Beaks
Northern Flickers
Chickadees in Spring
Pronghorn Paradise
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
Bird Babies
Squirrel Moving Day
Blue Jays
Backyard Bird Feeding Book
Sylvan Skating Party
Myrna’s photo essays, which meld her love of photography with her love of writing, celebrate the wonder and diversity of local wildlife. She shares her wealth of knowledge in an engaging, entertaining and informative style, telling personal stories and highlighting the random, the unusual and the little-known facts about the amazing wild creatures we share this earth with. Her goal is to inspire others to find beauty everywhere.
Here are the titles of the Beauty Everywhere essays:
Moose in Winter
Meet Charlie
Alberta Owls
Aspen Art
Great Horned Owl
Flight of the Bluebird
Bufflehead Ducks
Cedar Waxwings
Ellis Bird Farm Beavers
Living With Hares
Turkey Vultures
Bird Migration
Pileated Woodpeckers
In Praise of Chickadees
Pine Grosbeaks
Redpolls
Sandhill Cranes
Leave It to the Beavers
In Memoriam
Ma Mallard and Her Duckling
Marsh Magic
Squirrelly Behaviour
Flying Ants
Swans
Scenes Frrom the Backroads
The Joys of Feeding Birds
Boundary Bay
Great Gray Owls
Purple Martins
Signs of Spring
The Apple Blossom Special
Growing up Grebe
Quiet Pond Paddle
Wildlife Wonders
Muskrats
Bumble the Owl
Frosty Friday
Coping With Snow
Big Mama Moose
Cavity-nesting Birds
Mexico’s Snowbirds
Sharp-tailed Grouse Dancing
Cliff Swallows
American Avocets
Barn Swallows
Update on Ellis Bird Farm Beavers
Saw-whet Owls
Rodent Ramblings
Nictitating Membranes
Bird Beaks
Northern Flickers
Chickadees in Spring
Pronghorn Paradise
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
Bird Babies
Squirrel Moving Day
Blue Jays
Backyard Bird Feeding Book
Sylvan Skating Party
