Speaker Series
Atlanta Audubon Society's Speaker Series are open to the public and visitors are cordially welcomed. The meetings feature special guest speakers on a range of birding, nature, and environmental topics, often including slide presentations. Please join us!
MARCH 2008 SPEAKER SERIES
The Natural World in
Focus
29th Annual Photo Contest Presentation
Ribbons, Prizes Awarded and Talk by
Larry Winslett, nature photographer
with
Special Bird Banding Presentation with Charlie Muise
Sunday, March 16, 2008, 3 PM
Pike Family Nurseries Corporate Center
Auditorium
4020 Steve Reynolds Boulevard, Norcross, GA 30093
This year we are delighted to welcome Larry Winslett, well-known nature photographer, as our judge for this very special event. Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded in all of our photography contest categories. You will have the opportunity to see the many marvelous entries submitted for this year’s contest. Then we will welcome Charlie Muise, who will give an amazing presentation on bird banding. Charlie has also invited any interested AAS members to a special bird banding session at Panola Mountain the morning of March 16 before our Speaker Series in the afternoon. We encourage emerging photographers to come see what wonderful and insightful photographs have been entered into this year’s competition and learn how to expand your photography skills.
Prizes to be awarded on March 16 include ribbons plus:
First Prize — Birds: 10x42 Vortex Diamondback Binoculars; retail value $209.99 (sponsored by Eagle Optics)
First Prize — Animals: Day Hiking Package, including Shocklight Trekking Poles, Daypack with Hydration System and Daypack First Aid Kit; retail value $275.00 (sponsored by REI)
First Prize — Habitat: Smith & Hawken’s life-size pair of cranes rendered in steel with handhammered detail; retail value $189.00 (sponsored by Smith & Hawken)
Youth: iFlyer Birdsong Scanning Wand; retail value $99.95 (sponsored by Wild Bird Centers)
Humor: Backyard birdJam East CD; retail value $39.99 (sponsored by birdJam)
Judge’s Choice: The Original Pajaro Field Bag Waist Pack with a copy of National Wildlife Federation’s Field Guide to Birds of North America; total retail value $55.00 (sponsored by Pajaro)
Grand Prize: Two-night stay at the Marriott Residence Inn Cape Canaveral in Cocoa Beach, Florida, plus Space Coast Outdoor Adventure Package for two; over $600 in total retail value. Also includes the opportunity to have your photograph printed on the Atlanta Audubon official picture postcard for 2008!
Directions: Take I-85 north of Atlanta to Beaver Ruin Road, GA 378 (Exit 102). If you are traveling northbound, turn right at the end of the ramp. If you are traveling southbound, turn left at the end of the ramp. Travel 1.1 miles to Steve Reynolds Boulevard and turn left at the traffic light. Pike’s will be on your right. Park in front of the building, enter the main entrance and meet in the auditorium.Directions: Going north on GA 400, take Exit 6 (Northridge Rd.). Coming off the exit, turn right (west) and stay in the right lane, crossing over GA 400. Turn right (north) onto Dunwoody Pl. Go 0.5 miles to Roberts Dr. Turn right (east) and proceed 0.7 miles to the park entrance on your right (Island Ford Parkway). Continue down the parkway until you see the Visitors’ Center. Going south on GA 400, take exit #6 (Northridge Rd.). Continue straight ahead (north) at the traffic light onto Dunwoody Pl. Go 0.5 miles to Roberts Dr. Turn right and proceed 0.7 miles to the park entrance on your right (Island Ford Parkway).
Click here for a Map to Pike Family Nurseries Corporate Center Auditorium
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