Birds in Focus is back at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre.
A display of paintings and photo prints, Birds and their Habitat, runs until the end of the month while a reception and visual presentation is set for next Saturday.
Bird photographers Alfredo Fernandez, Jim Martin and Connor Stefanison will present their digital photos of birds that migrate through and live in the Lower Mainland and beyond. It will mark the first time Fernandez has presented at the event, while Martin and Stefanison are returning photographers. Birds in Focus organizer Ursula Easterbrook says she is hoping to raise awareness about the dangers facing migratory birds.
“I’m doing it a) because I love photography and b) because I want to make people aware of the dangers migratory birds face when we mess around with the foreshore and bogs and marshes...” she says.
The reception goes from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. while the digital photo show runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre, 1172-56th St.
It costs $5 to attend and advanced registration is required by calling 604-943-9437.
Easterbrook will also present a Birds in Focus photography workshop next month in Tsawwassen. It explores basic to advanced photography skills, techniques, digital aspects, equipment selection, places to go and more.
Participants are advised to bring their camera, tripod, film/card and anything else they might need to photograph birds.
There will be a practice session with captive raptors.
The workshop takes place Sunday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Advance registration is required by calling 604-432-6359. The workshop costs $20 and is for those 12 and up.
