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Birding, Golden Gate Audubon
By Bob Lewis
Eleven friends of Golden Gate Audubon did a Birdathon trip near Monterey on April 15 aboard the Elkhorn Slough Safari boat, finding about 43 species in two hours, and photographing many. Although the weather report promised high winds and cold temperatures, the elements held off and the morning was pleasant. Captain Yohn is expert at maneuvering close to animals without spooking them, …
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Birding, Conservation, Golden Gate Audubon
By Bob Lewis
This year will be the 113th year of Christmas Bird Counts in North America. Golden Gate Audubon sponsors two counts in our region, centered in San Francisco and Oakland. Although Christmas counts are great fun and an opportunity to meet other birders, see a variety of birds and get a good understanding of what birds are available in our area, they also have a more serious side.
The National A…
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How To...
By Bob Lewis
I took a class with bird photographer Artie Morris in San Diego some years ago. His co-leader was Todd Gustafson, a well-known African safari photographer. Todd had some guidelines for being a good nature photographer, which went something like this:
- Have good equipment. (That doesn’t mean the most expensive or latest-version cameras. It means equipment that you can depend on, that
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Birding
By Bob Lewis
Grebes have some of the most spectacular courtship displays of any bird, and to top it off, they are doting parents, carrying their young aboard their backs as they explore their marshy habitats. There are seven species of grebes in North America, and we are lucky to have four breeding near us in northern California, providing great birding and photographic experiences.
My first grebe even…
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International Birding
By Bob Lewis
(Note: Bob will present slides and describe the wildlife of Madagascar on June 21 at our monthly Speaker Series in Berkeley.)
I went to Madagascar in October 2011 with Oryx, a South African photo tour company. I wanted to photograph some of the endemic families of birds on this fourth-largest island, and experience Madagascar’s other natural wonders. Madagascar has been separated fr…
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