One of the many benefits of membership in the Iowa Ornithologists' Union is the ability to showcase your bird photography. Just completed is the module for the rare bird photo gallery (http://iowabirds.org/Birds/RareBirdPhotos.aspx). These photos will be available for viewing for one year. I have transferred those from the past year that were on the old site and added a couple from Tucker taken this spring, but I am sure there are a few others out there. To upload your photos, login and go to "Upload Photos" under Member Services (http://iowabirds.org/MemberServices/UploadPhotos.aspx).
The second part of photo content on our website is the species gallery. Did you know that clicking on a species in the Iowa checklist (http://iowabirds.org/Checklists/Default.aspx) gives you more information about that species such as the counties where it has been recorded and the most likely times of year to see it (based on field reports data)? Each species also has a placeholder for photos which can help serve as an on-line photo guide. It would be especially good to get photos of birds of both sexes as well as varying ages when such distinctions may be helpful. To see a simple example, click on Northern Cardinal in the Iowa Checklist. The success of this requires the participation of many of you, so when the weather is ugly start thinking about sharing some of your talents. Instructions and the upload form are found on the second tab of the Upload Photos page. The third part of the Upload Photos form shows the photos you have already uploaded and allows you to edit the captions for those. I know there are a lot of IOU members who are great photographers as well and I am looking forward to watching as this develops. If you are a photographer but not yet an IOU member, please join today and help with the project. The Iowa birding community thanks you. Ann Johnson Norwalk, IA --- 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]
