February 10, 2022
5:00 PM Live Photography Workshop with Larry Mathewson
This presentation will discuss details for locating/viewing and obtaining your best images while walking/driving areas surround the Lake Erie North and Niagara River Canada shoreline. His imagers will show birds in their natural environment. birding and photography are both hit and miss. Much success is based on willingness to to spend time, establish contacts, and above all exercise patience. The photographer always considers proper ethics while in field viewing and capturing images. Mr. Mathewson is a local Ridgeway photography and videographer with a keen interest in many facets of the photography world including but not limited to sports, landscapes, waterfalls, wildlife, birds in flight, and underwater videography. He is a member of the Niagara Falls Camera Club as its current digital chairperson. He is also a member of the Buffalo Science Museum Camera Club
passcode 432891
This Program will be followed by two in-person workshops (Feb 11 and 12 at 9:30am), 10 person limit. Registration Required.
This presentation will discuss details for locating/viewing and obtaining your best images while walking/driving areas surround the Lake Erie North and Niagara River Canada shoreline. His imagers will show birds in their natural environment. birding and photography are both hit and miss. Much success is based on willingness to to spend time, establish contacts, and above all exercise patience. The photographer always considers proper ethics while in field viewing and capturing images. Mr. Mathewson is a local Ridgeway photography and videographer with a keen interest in many facets of the photography world including but not limited to sports, landscapes, waterfalls, wildlife, birds in flight, and underwater videography. He is a member of the Niagara Falls Camera Club as its current digital chairperson. He is also a member of the Buffalo Science Museum Camera Club
passcode 432891
This Program will be followed by two in-person workshops (Feb 11 and 12 at 9:30am), 10 person limit. Registration Required.
7:00-9:00 PM Virtual Meet and Greet
Join us for this Live to Facebook and Youtube Opening Event as we meet our BON organizers, partners, and leaders, special guests, presenters, and sponsors. We will discuss our programing, birds, and Niagara places. Join us and be a part of this virtual social event. We will answer your questions, preview our auction, and just gather for a virtual social event!
Passcode 310954
Join us for this Live to Facebook and Youtube Opening Event as we meet our BON organizers, partners, and leaders, special guests, presenters, and sponsors. We will discuss our programing, birds, and Niagara places. Join us and be a part of this virtual social event. We will answer your questions, preview our auction, and just gather for a virtual social event!
Passcode 310954
Friday February 11, 2022
Justin Peter: Moving Beyond "Seagulls" An Introduction to Gulls
The Niagara River is a renowned gull-watching hotspot that attracts birders from afar. but why would anyone care to watch gulls? And how would one get started in gull watching? Justin will share some reasons to take a closer look at these birds and some approaches to make it interesting.
Mr. Peters is Quest Nature Tours' Director of Programs and senior naturalist. A lifelong birder he worked for several years a Senior Naturalist at Ontario's renowned Algonquin Park. Justin is Past-President of the Toronto Ornithological Club and life member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists. He loves gulls and looks for them wherever he travels in the world.
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passcode 197029
The Niagara River is a renowned gull-watching hotspot that attracts birders from afar. but why would anyone care to watch gulls? And how would one get started in gull watching? Justin will share some reasons to take a closer look at these birds and some approaches to make it interesting.
Mr. Peters is Quest Nature Tours' Director of Programs and senior naturalist. A lifelong birder he worked for several years a Senior Naturalist at Ontario's renowned Algonquin Park. Justin is Past-President of the Toronto Ornithological Club and life member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists. He loves gulls and looks for them wherever he travels in the world.
Join us by
passcode 197029
7:00-9:00 PM Birders and Conservation Roundtable
"Canada USA Conservation Conversations"
The panel will talk about various conservation projects, proposals, issues, opportunities, and Lights Out Niagara.
passcode: 757755
"Canada USA Conservation Conversations"
The panel will talk about various conservation projects, proposals, issues, opportunities, and Lights Out Niagara.
passcode: 757755
Saturday February 12, 2022
12 Noon
Megan Hiebert: Live Sketching Workshop
There’s a lot more reasons to draw than just to create a pretty picture. In this sketching webinar Megan Hiebert will go through sketching birds for identification. Drawing helps to heighten your level of observation, remember details, and to portray those details to other people, and this is particularly important in field sketching for example if you see a bird that you can’t ID and want to look it up later. Drawing also helps you to appreciate subjects from a different perspective and pick up on details you otherwise wouldn’t have. Please bring paper and pencils and expect to participate (as much as zoom webinar will allow at least).
Megan Hiebert started doing fine art in about grade 8 for a school project and discovered she loved it. She does art mostly for fun but does some commissions. Her favourite mediums to use at the moment are watercolour and wood burning, but also enjoys pencil and oil. Megan has a love for birds and nature which inspire all of her work and hopes that through teaching she can help people to discover the beauty and intricacy of the world around them.
Join us by
passcode: 472273
Megan Hiebert: Live Sketching Workshop
There’s a lot more reasons to draw than just to create a pretty picture. In this sketching webinar Megan Hiebert will go through sketching birds for identification. Drawing helps to heighten your level of observation, remember details, and to portray those details to other people, and this is particularly important in field sketching for example if you see a bird that you can’t ID and want to look it up later. Drawing also helps you to appreciate subjects from a different perspective and pick up on details you otherwise wouldn’t have. Please bring paper and pencils and expect to participate (as much as zoom webinar will allow at least).
Megan Hiebert started doing fine art in about grade 8 for a school project and discovered she loved it. She does art mostly for fun but does some commissions. Her favourite mediums to use at the moment are watercolour and wood burning, but also enjoys pencil and oil. Megan has a love for birds and nature which inspire all of her work and hopes that through teaching she can help people to discover the beauty and intricacy of the world around them.
Join us by
passcode: 472273
7:00-9:00 Closing Roundtable and BON22 Wrap-up
TBD
TBD