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JAMES A. KUSHLAN
Award-winning writer and photographer Kirsten Hines will aim her focus on Florida birds in her upcoming lecture.
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REFUGE/DDWS
“Birds of Florida” by Kirsten Hines
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The 21st annual “Ding” Darling Lecture Series will continue with wildlife photographer and author, biologist, and Florida resident Kirsten Hines on Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at The Roost at the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel.
The author of nine books, she will focus her lecture on her photographic birding guide, “Birds of Florida.” Designed for birders of all levels, it covers 310 species illustrated by more than 450 of Hines’ photographs taken across the state. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behavior, distribution, habitat, and seasonality. The book also includes insights into some of Florida’s top birding locations with notes on accessibility.
“I’ve traveled to every continent, not to check them off my list, but to appreciate the vast and diverse beauty housed on our planet,” she said. “I trained as a biologist, getting a master’s degree before realizing that the stories I wanted to tell were not in data, numbers and statistics. I came to realize that creative non-fiction writing and a camera were my tools.”
A book signing will follow the lecture.
The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge co-hosts the series with the refuge and through financial support from sponsors. Friends of the Refuge is sponsoring this lecture.
The remaining series schedule is as follows:
– Feb. 19: Wildlife ambassador, author and photographer Ron Magill, “The Pride of a Lion: What the Animal Kingdom Can Teach Us About Survival, Fear and Family (A True Animal Survival Story)”*
– March 5: Sanibel author Jeri Magg, “The Remarkable Women of Sanibel & Captiva”*
– March 26: Author and photographer Paul Bannick, “Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers”*
– April 2: Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida, “Live Hive & Taste: Observing Live Bees with Honey-Tasting”
– April 9: Author and conservationist Tina Morris, “Return to the Sky: The Surprising Story of How One Woman and Seven Eaglets Helped Restore the Bald Eagle”*
– April 16: Sanibel author Charles Sobczak, “The Living Gulf Coast: A Nature Guide to Southwest Florida”*(sponsor Hightower Advisors Fort Myers)
*Book signing will follow
Seating is limited on a first-come basis. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs. Most of the open-air seating is under cover, however the DDWS suggests sunhats, sunscreen, bug spray and outdoor attire.
For more information, visit dingdarlingsociety.org/lecture-series.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information, contact DDWS Philanthropic Director Jeff Decker at Jeff@dingdarlingsociety.org or 310-612-4373.
The refuge is at 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel.