Program Night: Wild Wings: a Celebration of Northwest Birds, with a Focus on Owls and Woodpeckers

An experienced naturalist and outdoor educator, Paul creates most of his images while kayaking, hiking, or snowshoeing.  He combines his passion for wilderness conservation with his career, currently serving as Director of Development for Conservation Northwest, whose objective is to protect and connect the wild areas of the Pacific Northwest.     

Tonight Paul will focus on the rich diversity of owls and woodpeckers that we are fortunate to have in the Pacific Northwest.  Due to our great variety of habitats, 15 of the 19 owls and 13 of the 22 woodpeckers seen in North American can be found in the Pacific Northwest.  Paul will share memorable images of most of these remarkable birds with us and look at their unique habitat requirements.  His objective is to foster a sense of intimacy between the subject and the viewer with the ultimate goal of motivating conservation of habitat.
 

After graduation from the University of Washington, Paul worked successfully for 15 years in the computer software industry, beginning as one of the original 75 employees of the Aldus Corporation, and then for Adobe Systems, and Microsoft.  A fourth generation Seattleite, Paul has spent most of his life in the Pacific Northwest studying and photographing our native flora and fauna.  Paul is a significant photo contributor to Seattle Audubon's Birdnote program (www.birdnote.org), Conservation Northwest, Seattle Audubon, and the North Cascades Institute.  More of Paul's photography can be found at www.paulbannick.com.

 
Please join us for Peter’s incredible woodpecker and owl images and his stimulating discussion of habitat needs.  Come at 6:30 for the social hour.  Enjoy a brief monthly meeting and refreshments from 7:00 to 7:45, followed by Mr. Bannick’s presentation.

You may read more about Mr. Bannick's work  here

The social hour, meeting, and presentation are free and open to the public.  Invite a friend or anyone who loves beautiful bird photography and will enjoy learning about the habitat needs of woodpeckers and owls.