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New York City wildlife photographer and writer. Co-author of photo book Finding Flaco: Our Year with New York City's Beloved Owl.

Central Park coyotes

Smithsonian Magazine: In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home

Smithsonian Magazine: In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home

WNYC: A pair of coyotes named Romeo and Juliet have made Central Park their home

WNYC: A pair of coyotes named Romeo and Juliet have made Central Park their home

West Side Rag: Central Park’s First Coyote Couple Comes Into the Limelight

West Side Rag: Central Park’s First Coyote Couple Comes Into the Limelight

NYT: An Evening With the Central Park Coyotes

NYT: An Evening With the Central Park Coyotes

Finding Flaco photo book

Buy at Amazon.com

Buy at Amazon.com

Buy at The New York Historical

Buy at The International Owl Center

Recording of free webinar held on 2/2 at the International Owl Center: Flaco the Eurasian Eagle Owl panel presentation with David Lei & Jacqueline Emery, Marjon Savelsberg, Lisa Owens-Viani and Karla Bloem (moderator)

IBPA: For the Birds – Sharing Their Love for an Owl, Photographers’ Publishing Journey Takes Flight

IBPA: For the Birds – Sharing Their Love for an Owl, Photographers’ Publishing Journey Takes Flight

IBPA: The 37th IBPA Book Award Winners Celebrate Unique Stories and Diverse Voices in Indie Publishing

IBPA: The 37th IBPA Book Award Winners Celebrate Unique Stories and Diverse Voices in Indie Publishing

Petapixel: How Photographers Celebrated Flaco the Owl's Year of Freedom

Hyperallergic: Finding Flaco Lovingly Details Owl’s Year of Freedom

NBC News: Exhibit explores life and impact of Flaco, New York City's beloved owl

West Side Rag: Flaco the Owl’s Year of Freedom and Upper West Side Story Honored in Book and Exhibition

NYT: Flaco, Manhattan’s Beloved Celebrity Owl, Gets His Close-Up

Store

Owls of New York - Flaco Patches

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Fine Art America Store - Flaco Photos

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Press

‘She Is Such an Athlete’: Astoria the Wild Turkey Is a Manhattan Celebrity (NYT)

‘She Is Such an Athlete’: Astoria the Wild Turkey Is a Manhattan Celebrity (NYT)

“The Year Flaco the Owl Roamed Free” (NYT)

“The Year Flaco the Owl Roamed Free” (NYT)

"Who freed Flaco? One year later, celebrity owl's escape from Central Park Zoo remains a mystery" (Associated Press)

"Who freed Flaco? One year later, celebrity owl's escape from Central Park Zoo remains a mystery" (Associated Press)

"Flaco the Central Park owl has been free for a year. An NYC photographer looks back." (WNYC / Gothamist)

"Flaco the Central Park owl has been free for a year. An NYC photographer looks back." (WNYC / Gothamist)

“A year later, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl is still a free bird” (NY1)

“A year later, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl is still a free bird” (NY1)

"Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, still roaming free a year later in NYC" (USA Today)

"Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, still roaming free a year later in NYC" (USA Today)

"Flaco, le rapace qui fascine New York" (La Presse)

"Flaco, le rapace qui fascine New York" (La Presse)

"Owl has left Central Park, possible search for mate" (PIX11 News)

"Owl has left Central Park, possible search for mate" (PIX11 News)

“Everyone Loves Flaco the Escaped Owl. But Why, Exactly?” (NYT)

“Everyone Loves Flaco the Escaped Owl. But Why, Exactly?” (NYT)

"Flaco the Owl Spreads His Wings, Devours Rats and Learns to Survive" (NYT)

"Flaco the Owl Caught on Camera After Leaving Zoo Enclosure" (NYT)

"Flaco the Owl Caught on Camera After Leaving Zoo Enclosure" (NYT)

"Barry the Owl Brought Us Together. What Will We Do Without Her?" (NYT)

Other

The 2022 Audubon Photography Awards: The Top 100 (See #50)

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