2009 Birds Calendars

Like dazzling jewels, hummingbirds tirelessly dart among flowers, probing for nectar with their needlelike bills. They are poetry in motion, their purring wings tracing a perpetual figure eight. Now you can marvel at a year of their delicate beauty, iridescent feathers, animated energy and extraordinary diversity. Watch them work and play, shimmer and flash in the sky with their stained-glass radiance. In Hummingbirds 2009, world-renowned nature photographers Michael and Patricia Fogden celebrate these tiny, alluring creatures. Informative captions shed further light on the secret and very busy lives of hummingbirds.

The subject of myth and superstition, the owl is instantly distinguished by its disconcerting stare and haunting cry. It is a mysterious and fearsome predator, a flawless hunter in the darkest of nights. It stakes out its territory on a perch high above and then, floating on silent wings, swoops down to snatch its unsuspecting prey. But with its wise face and downy plumage, the owl is also among nature's most photogenic and pleasing creatures. In Owls 2009, world-renowned nature photographers capture every aspect of this splendid bird in candid and remarkable images. Descriptive captions further reveal the mysterious lives of owls.