Do You Want To Be In Pictures?

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Become a bird. World-famous bird photographer and writer, Arthur Morris,
takes plenty of pictures of birds. He recently visited Sarasota. He
came to make a presentation to the Sarasota Audubon Society.

More than 11,000 of Arthur Morris’s
photographs have been published in national publications
including American Birds, Audubon, Birder's World, Florida Wildlife and
Nature, National Geographic, Natural History, Nature Photographer,
Outdoor Photographer, Ranger Rick, Wildbird, and other magazines, as
well as in hundreds of books and calendars.

He taught elementary school in New York City for twenty-three years. For
eight years he conducted the shorebird survey at the Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge for The International Shorebird Surveys. Mr. Morris
became a Canon contract photographer and has been featured in six
episodes of the "Canon Photo Safari" television show. Two of his images
were awarded prizes in the 1997 BG plc Wildlife Photographer of the
Year Competition. He is also a popular lecturer, having presented more
than 250 slide programs during the past 15 years. Arthur now
photographs, travels, speaks, and teaches extensively in North America.

To find out how you can get involved, and learn more, click on this link.

The Audubon Society is dedicated to the protection, conservation and
enjoyment of birds, wildlife and the environment. I am learning so many
things about birds and how important they are to our existence and the
world as a whole.

An example I’ve learned has to do with climate change. The heat-trapping
gasses, especially carbon dioxide have been known to cause climate
change. This change includes melting glaciers and polar icecaps,
acidifying the oceans, increasing extreme temperatures and
desertification in many areas. This reduces habitats and numbers of
numerous species of wildlife. The fifteen hottest years on record since
modern global temperatures have been kept, have all occurred since
1991. We have lost a third of our Arctic sea ice in the past thirty
years.

Another subject I was not aware of, that several species of birds nest on
beaches each year. The volunteers with the Audubon Societies watch over
these nests to be sure they are not disturbed and the birds survive.
Many people visit beaches and don’t realize that the nests need to be
left alone. Motor craft also affect the nests when they come to close
to shore.

To learn more about the Audubon Society click here.

They are always looking for volunteers.