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Martin Etchart was born and raised in Arizona. He is a second generation Basque-American whose grandparents migrated from Urepel, France. Martin is one of five children.

After studying abroad and living in several cities around the United States, Martin has returned to the small rural town he grew up in.

Martin attended Arizona State University where he received a B.A. and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing before going on to obtain his Ph.D.

Besides being a novelist, Martin is an award winning screenwriter who worked for many years in Los Angeles. He currently teaches Creative Writing and Film Studies at Phoenix College.

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Special thanks to Lisa Simon, David Moore, Barbara Theroux, and Kim Anderson.

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Kate Davis's first book came out in 2001, aptly titled Raptors of the Rockies, and was geared toward younger audiences. For her second book Falcons of North America, she teamed up with award-winning photographers Rob Palmer and Nick Dunlop. Two years in the making, this volume is a mixture of science and stunning images.

She again collaborated with Rob and Nick for Raptors of the West - 250 pages, 430 photos, and 45 species of birds of prey from Burrowing Owls to Golden Eagles, all divided into the habitats in which they may be found. Raptors of the West won the National Outdoor Book Award for Design and Artistic Merit, and grand prize for the Montana Book Award 2011.

Bald Eagle Nest is her fourth book and features 135 of her images of a Bald Eagle nest that fledged four young. Plans are to again team up with Rob for a book on American Kestrels with all new images, because "Everyone loves a kestrel!"

Kate Davis is founder of Raptors of the Rockies, an educational nonprofit that houses eighteen nonreleasable and falconry birds. Davis has served as the Chair of the Education Committee for the Raptor Reserach Foundation and is currently Conference Chair. She lives in Montana.

Look for Bald Eagle Nest at Fact & Fiction in Missoula, or at your local independent bookseller.