Nature Done Wright

Two terrific guest speakers will be appearing locally this month.

Next Wednesday, Feb. 15, ace nature photographer  Ron Shields will present a photographic essay of the birds of the Kearny Marsh during the spring, summer and fall of 2016 from the unique perspective of a kayak. Ron Shields has been photographing the Meadowlands area for the past eight years and has made extensive contributions to The Meadowlands Nature Blog, The Nature of the Meadowlands, and The Bald Eagles in the Meadowlands & Beyond. 

(Ron's photo above, of a young Peregrine with prey in the Kearny Marsh, is one of my favorites.) 

Business Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Programs begin at 8 p.m.  All programs are free and open to the public and held at Teaneck Creek Conservancy, 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck.

On Friday, Feb. 24, New York City Audubon's Gabriel Willow will speak at the Fyke meeting about birdsong. Possibly one of the most delightful behaviors birds have evolved, birdsong has inspired poets and musicians for millennia, and may be the source behind our own song and music.

As any serious birder knows, learning birdsong is also essential to locating and identifying birds; many species are much easier to hear than to see.

In this program, naturalist and educator Gabriel Willow will explore the world of birdsong, the morphology and biology behind it, and how to identify some of the more common songs in our area.

The talk, free and open to the public, begins at 8 p.m. after a brief Fyke business meeting.  Allendale Borough Hall, 500 W Crescent Ave., in  Allendale.