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!important;}.prod-wrapper .prod-h{font-size:21px !important;}.prod-wrapper .prod-specs td:first-child{width:45% !important;}}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\" style=\"background:#3f5137 !important;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero-icon\" style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003e🦉\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eThe Last Wildlife Calendar 2027 — Forty-Five Years Behind A Lens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#e4ebdf !important;\"\u003ePhotographed by Ray Kessler (73), wildlife photographer, Ninemile Valley, Montana. His eyesight is failing, and the 2027 run is the last calendar he will ever make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e“I can still see the owl land. I just can’t tell anymore if I got it. Forty-five years of knowing, and now I have to ask someone else.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"prod-story-by\"\u003e— Ray Kessler, on the morning he decided to stop\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhat’s In The Package\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-icon\"\u003e📅\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-name\"\u003e12 Months\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-desc\"\u003eJanuary through December 2027, fully dated\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-icon\"\u003e🖼\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-name\"\u003e12 Photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-desc\"\u003eOne per month, chosen from 400,000 frames\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-icon\"\u003e📍\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-name\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-desc\"\u003ePlace and year printed on every month\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-icon\"\u003e🔗\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-name\"\u003eReady To Hang\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-inc-desc\"\u003eTwin-wire spine, hangs flat out of the box\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhat Sets Ray’s Calendars Apart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-icon\"\u003e🎯\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-title\"\u003eThe Three-Pass Selection\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-text\"\u003eTwelve photographs survive out of roughly 33,000 per edition. Pass one removes technical flaws, pass two removes animals doing nothing, pass three keeps only frames you could describe out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-icon\"\u003e🌅\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-title\"\u003eThe First-Light Rule\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-text\"\u003eEvery animal here was photographed within ninety minutes of sunrise or sunset. Not for the light — that is simply when animals move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-icon\"\u003e📝\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-title\"\u003eThe Field Note\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-text\"\u003eKatmai Coast, 1991. Ninemile Valley, 2004. Boulders Beach, 1996. The same notation Ray has written on the back of every frame since 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-icon\"\u003e📎\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-title\"\u003eThe Twin-Wire Spine\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-text\"\u003eDouble-wire binding, so it lies flat against the wall instead of bowing off it. Single-wire spines curl after a month in a humid kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-icon\"\u003e✏\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-title\"\u003eThe Writable Block\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-text\"\u003eDate squares sized for a normal pen — appointments, birthdays, medication. Ray was firm: if you cannot write in it, it is a poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-icon\"\u003e🌑\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-title\"\u003eThe Moon Column\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"prod-feat-text\"\u003eOn the Penguins edition, lunar phases run in a side column each month. Added in 2018 because a fisherman in Polson asked for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\" style=\"background:#4a3f32 !important;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"prod-expert-label\" style=\"color:#c9a878 !important;\"\u003eExpert opinion\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"prod-expert-quote\" style=\"color:#f4efe6 !important;\"\u003e“What separates a working field photographer from a stock library is time on site. Ray documented one great horned owl cavity across three decades — that is longitudinal data most funded research projects never achieve. The Katmai material is equally unusual: eleven consecutive seasons of sow-and-cub behavior from a fixed vantage. Most people will hang these because the animals are charming. They should know they are hanging a genuine field record.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"prod-expert-name\" style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eDr. Alan Reese, Wildlife Biologist\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"prod-expert-org\" style=\"color:#c4b49c !important;\"\u003eRocky Mountain Ornithological Association\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eThree Editions — Three Parts Of One Career\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-colors\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-dot\" style=\"background:#7d6a4f !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOwls · Montana, 1994–2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-dot\" style=\"background:#4a3f32 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBear Cubs · Alaska, 1988–1999\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-dot\" style=\"background:#2f4a5c !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePenguins · South Africa, 1996\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🍃 Bird watchers\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏡 Kitchen wall\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 Christmas gift\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e💼 Office desk\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👤 Gift for parents\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e📸 Photography lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏕 Outdoor people\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🦌 Wildlife supporters\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhat You Are Actually Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA real archive, not a stock library.\u003c\/b\u003e Every photograph was taken by one man who sat and waited for it, in the place and year printed on the page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGenuine last-run scarcity.\u003c\/b\u003e 1,200 calendars printed across three editions. There is no reprint, because Ray can no longer select the frames.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuilt to hang flat.\u003c\/b\u003e Twin-wire spiral binding, 8.2 inches square, opening to 8.2 × 16.4 inches on the wall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUsable as a planner.\u003c\/b\u003e Large writable date blocks and US federal holidays marked — a working calendar, not wall art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShips free, returns free.\u003c\/b\u003e Thirty days, one email, no shipping cost to you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee-icon\"\u003e💛\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"prod-guarantee-title\"\u003e30-Day Guarantee\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eIf it does not look right on your wall, email us within thirty days and you get your money back. No return shipping, no forms. Ray asked us to make that part easy — he wants these hanging in homes where people actually want them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA note on the print run:\u003c\/b\u003e All 1,200 calendars were printed in a single batch this summer, and the three editions do not sell evenly — Owls has been moving fastest. When an edition is gone it will not come back. If you want a specific one, pick it now rather than later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHanging wall calendar, 12 months\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDated January 2027 – December 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize (closed)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.2 × 8.2 in \/ 21 × 21 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize (hanging)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.2 × 16.4 in \/ 21 × 42 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavyweight coated paper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBinding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwin-wire spiral, hangs flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEditions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwls · Bear Cubs · Penguins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFeatures\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarge writable blocks, US federal holidays, place and year per month; lunar phases on the Penguins edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePhotographer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRay Kessler, Ninemile Valley, Montana\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrint run\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,200 total across three editions — final run, no reprint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree, 3–7 business days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReturns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 days, free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Photographed by Ray Kessler","offers":[{"title":"Owls","offer_id":58938756628828,"sku":"RK-CAL27-OWL","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bear Cubs","offer_id":58938756661596,"sku":"RK-CAL27-BEAR","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Penguins","offer_id":58938756694364,"sku":"RK-CAL27-PENG","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/4081\/9292\/files\/hf_20260904_102156_a3dd9542-81e2-4859-b041-7f94d2f34f8f.png?v=1788519491","url":"https:\/\/backroad-goods.com\/products\/rays-last-wildlife-calendar-2027","provider":"Namora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}