Bud and Margaret Widdowson will present a talk and slideshow from their trip to the Cape area of South Africa. Their search for Cape endemics took them from the Cape of Good Hope across the fynbos, the unique South African chaparral. Highlights include visits to several spectacular botanic gardens, a side trip to the Karoo and swarms of albatross on a World Class pelagic trip.
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Badges, Bears and Eagles—The True-Life Adventures of a California Fish and Game Warden
Award-winning author and retired Fish and Game patrol lieutenant Steven T. Callan recounts his adventures during his thirty-year career in Badges, Bears, and Eagles, a “Book of the Year” finalist. One of Steve’s most important cases begins with a slain Bald Eagle dropped on the doorstep of the Redding Fish and Game office, along with a note threatening the life of a fellow warden. Throughout his career, one of Callan’s proudest achievements was helping to save a beloved wildlife sanctuary from development. Passionate about the environment, Steve and his wife, Kathy, are avid birders and members of National Audubon. Don’t miss this presentation covering this local author and his hit book.
A Birding Trip to Southern Brazil
Jeannette and Harvey Carroll, long-time Wintu Audubon members as well as members of the Board, will share their adventures on their trip to Brazil including the Pantanal. Their trip was made possible by Mark Smith Nature Tours. Brazil is too large to see the entire country in one trip. Many days were spent in the Pantanal where they were lucky enough to observe 2 Jaguar kills as well as to photograph many unusual and colorful birds. The Carrolls have treasured photos of Hyacinth Macaws as well as other Macaws and Parrots. Their guides were amazed at their lucky encounters with the huge, but elusive Harpy Eagle family. Few travelers ever see the very large female with a monkey in her talons and the chick eating on it, plus the male gracing their cameras for several hours the next day.
Freeway Birding, San Francisco to Seattle
Harry Fuller shows you how and where to squeeze more precious birding into your life. He describes hundreds of birding sites beside or a short distance from I-5. His presentation to us will concentrate on the areas easily reachable from Redding.
Harry Fuller had a long career in TV news and recently retired to Ashland in Oregon’s Rogue Valley. He has led field trips in Northern California, Oregon and Washington State for two decades. Currently, he guides private clients and leads trips for Partnership for International Birding.