Vihangam, Birds and Birdwatching in India
Please join Redwood Region Audubon Society at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18 for a program entitled "Vihangam, Birds and Birdwatching in India” (Vihangam means “birds flying” or “birds-eye" in Sanskrit). Presenter, Karthik Sai, will deliver the presentation via Zoom from India. Mr. Sai guided our RRAS president, Gail Kenny, and her family, on an amazing bird excursion, while she was in southern India this past August. Mr. Sai is a wildlife researcher, photographer, guide, and conservationist. He goes by "Bird Man" in Tirupati, India where he works as a wildlife consultant to Tirupati Wildlife Management Division and a wildlife biologist at biologist at Sri Venkateswara National Park. Mr. Sai has been passionate about wildlife photography since childhood. As a Tirupati native, he always had a dream to photograph birds and animals in Seshachalam forest which is home to 215 species of birds. Mr. Sai has photographed 179 of them, and 574 species in India. He has an M.A. in Wildlife Sciences and a diploma in Ornithology. Hot drinks and goodies will be served at 7 p.m. so bring a mug to enjoy tea or shade-grown coffee. Please come fragrance-free in person to the Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road in Arcata, or attend virtually on Zoom (see www.rras.org for link). All are welcome! Attached photos by Karthik Sai.
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