Date

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Speaker

Location

Parking:
On site and free.

Time

Cost

Title

The Other-Worldly Galapagos Islands

Topics

Giant Tortoises, Flightless Cormorants, Galapagos Penguins, Blue-footed Bobbies, Lava Gulls plus many endemic birds, and unusual flora, fauna and landscapes. All these and more comprise Roy Poucher's photographic journey to the enchanting Galapagos Islands.

Hike over recent lava flows. View gaudy pink Greater Flamingos foraging in natural pools. Plunge into the ocean with iridescent fish. Stroll uninhabited black sand beaches. Learn about the finches that gave rise to Darwin's theory of evolution.

Enjoy the courtship rituals of the Great Frigate birds inflating their bright red pouches, the brilliant Sally Lightfoot crabs dancing among the rocks, and the dinosaur-like iguanas sunning themselves on lava rocks.

Come to this fun presentation for the entire family! The Galapagos Islands will amaze you with their bio-diversity.

About the Speaker

Roy Poucher has been a Sea and Sage Audubon trip leader and field trip assistant in their introductory birding classes for 14 years. He has led repeated multi-day trips to the Eastern Sierra, Santa Barbara, Yosemite, Arizona and Texas. His birding Big Years (1996 in CA; 1998 in the ABA Area) were major accomplishments (472 and 677 species respectively). In 2003 he designed and led spring warbler trips to the Upper Texas Coast and to the Great Lakes. In 2005 he did the same for shorebird trips to Texas (April) and the East Coast (August). His bird tour company, Bird Odysseys, has recently taken groups to Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Trips to Africa and Costa Rica are in the planning stage.