The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental
Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362 >Map of location<
<http://goo.gl/8cnmjT>
at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Free admission. Refreshments
served.
Author and wildlife photographer Marie Read will present "Alaska’s Pribilof
Islands: Bucket list trip!”
Alaska’s Pribilof Islands, far out in the Bering Sea, have long been known
as an avian paradise for birders and wildlife photographers alike. Colonies of
photogenic seabirds at close range—Tufted and Horned Puffins, Crested and
Parakeet Auklets, Northern Fulmars and Red-faced Cormorants—as well as Northern
Fur Seals and adorable Arctic Foxes beckon photographers in summer, while the
promise of rarities from Asia draws birders during spring and fall migration.
Fulfilling a life’s dream, bird photographer Marie Read visited this remote
spot recently and will share her experiences in this multi-media presentation.
About the speaker: Marie Read is a professional wildlife photographer and
author, specializing in birds and bird behavior. Her work is regularly
featured in Living Bird, National Wildlife, Birds & Blooms and numerous other
magazines, calendars, and books worldwide. During her 25+ years as a
photographer, she’s traveled throughout North America as well as to Australia,
East Africa, and Central America in search of subjects, but has taken many of
her most memorable images in her own backyard. She is the author of many
magazine articles about birds and bird photography, as well as four books, most
recently Into The Nest (co-authored with Laura Erickson) and Sierra Wings:
Birds of the Mono Lake Basin.
Public transit users: Meeting location is one mile from the Bayside LIRR
station; you may either walk, take the Q12 bus, or use car service located at
the station.
Nancy Tognan
nancy.tog...@gmail.com <mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com>
Vice President, Queens County Bird Club
See http://www.qcbirdclub.org <http://www.qcbirdclub.org/> for more
information on trips, speakers, and other events.
See our 'Birding Maps & Locations' page for directions to and info about many
local birding hotspots
* QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}. *
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