• Wildlife Photography Tours

    Stan is proud to offer two different world-class Wildlife Photography Tours each summer during June in Minnesota's lake country.

    Dates are limited. Contact Stan to book your date. 

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  • Bookstore

    Stan has written and photographed over a hundred state-by-state field guides and other books on nature.

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  • NatureSmart Images

    NatureSmart Images is a web site featuring Stan's popular photography.

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  • Presentations

    Stan Tekiela has given hundreds of talks and seminars across the country.

    Stan's presentations will help you look at wildlife in a whole different way.

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Black Bear

We could see it moving through the tall, dull green grass of late summer, and it is moving in our direction. I told the group that we better move back and get our cameras ready. It looks like it...

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Gee-whiz Nature Facts

The typical goldfinch or chickadee is coved with about 1,000 feathers during summer and over 2,000 in winter. During very cold days, and nights, birds fluff up their feathers, reducing the amount of heat loss by up to 30 percent. However, extra feathers alone are not enough to make it through a winter night. Birds have a unique circulatory system in their legs to help them cope with cold temperatures.

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Wildlife Photography Tours

Each year, during June and July, Stan Tekiela offers two world-class wildlife photography tours. Here's your chance to learn some tricks of the trade from a top professional.

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NatureSmart Wildlife Images

Do you have any interesting wildlife in your backyard? Any nesting birds, deer, turkeys, reptiles, amphibians, or other unique wildlife? Or maybe a fox or coyote den?

If so, contact Stan at stan@naturesmart.com with your backyard wildlife. If he can get a good photo of the subject, he will send you a print of the photo to hang on your wall.

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Hear Stan on radio stations all across the Midwest.
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