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Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 7-11, 2001 in Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife. |
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Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 7-11, 2001 in Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife. |
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2000 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr. Llewellyn M. Ehrhart
Friday, November 10
7:30pm, BCC Auditorium
$3.00Turtles, Tumors, Technology and a Funny Thing That Happened on the Way to the Refuge
An account of the research that led to the authorization of the Archie Carr NWR, the unique group of partners that joined the U.S. FWS to create the refuge and broaden its mission; and current research ranging from satellite telemetry to the epidemiology of a mysterious disease that afflicts green turtles.
The Southeastern U.S. Coast has the second largest nesting aggregation of loggerhead turtles in the world. Florida supports most of that nesting. The Archie Carr Refuge is the best we've got in Florida, supporting about 30% of the sea turtles nesting in the state - up to 17,000 nests on a 13 mile stretch of beach.
In addition to monitoring sea turtles, Llew and his crew have been documenting other barrier island species including the endangered beach mouse and indigo snake, wood rat, gopher tortoise and more.
Arthur Morris
Saturday, November 11
7:30pm, BCC Auditorium
$3.00The Art of Bird Photography
Internationally noted bird photographer Arthur Morris will present this slide program detailing the artistic principles that guide the photographer in producing the images that appear above his most- fitting "BIRDS AS ART" credit line. We will visit Point Pelee National Park, Ontario and Churchill, Manitoba, Canada; Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico; St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs, South Florida, and other of Artie's favorite hotspots. Along the way, we'll learn much about the art of bird photography; topics to be covered include composition, background, perspective, and the qualities of natural light.
Mr. Morris will tell us about the Canon lenses and bodies that he uses, how he approaches free and wild birds so closely, and of the joys of making a living doing what he loves to do best. Mr. Morris's technically perfect, artistically designed images appear regularly in Natural History, Bird Watcher's Digest, Birder's World, Wildbird, Nature Photographer, Outdoor Photographer, and countless other magazines, books, and calendars.
He has been a Canon contract photographer since 1995, and is the author/photographer of several books including "Bird Photography Pure and Simple" and "Shorebirds: Beautiful Beachcombers." His latest book, "The Art of Bird Photography; The Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques" has become an instant classic. A selection of Mr. Morris' books and photographic prints (packed to travel) will be available for purchase both before and after the show.
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