Karen Disbrow said we could send a message to IA-Bird about our program for the Iowa City Bird Club this coming Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Conservation Education Center in Kent Park near Tiffin, Iowa. because their program calendar for April and part of May is missing from their web site. Information on Kent Park and a map can be downloaded at http://www.johnson-county.com/dept_conservation.aspx?id=4055 This is a different location than their usual meeting place.
This is the information from the IC Bird Club's newsletter: Hummingbirds are synonymous with Cost Rica to many photographers and bird watchers. Linda & Robert Scarth, from Cedar Rapids, were among a small group of photographers who visited several locations with the aim of photographing flight behavior and portraits of wild hummingbirds. These birds enjoy the hospitality of bird feeders in gardens surrounded by wild forests. They also visited a farm where wild, free-flying Great Green or Buffon's Macaws (Ara ambiguus) and Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) come to the farmer's call. Other photo locations included snakes, lizards and frogs. These and the other animals, plants and landscapes they photographed are found in their presentation - "Costa Rica: Images from a Green Land." We are delighted to see that the late summer IOU meeting in Marshalltown will feature a program on hummingbirds. Last month, we had the opportunity to photograph some hummingbirds in Ecuador. They are a challenge and a delight. Pardon the shameless plug, Linda Linda & Robert Scarth 1630 Wildwood Dr. NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 319-366-6817 [email protected] www.scarthphoto.com blog: www.scarthphoto.com/wp/ --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
