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On Display Through January 19, 2020
Art Exhibit: The Peace of Wild Things-Herons and Egrets Through the Lens of B.A. King
Museum of American Bird Art, Canton Massachusetts
For over 70 years, B.A. "Tony" King (1934-2017) attentively observed the world around him, capturing it with rare artistry as a photographer. "I need to celebrate and share my favorite places and the life that is in them," he wrote. And this exhibition at the Museum of American Bird Art is an occasion for celebration.
King felt a particular affinity for herons and egrets, and the photographs on exhibit reveal the photographer's devotion to his subjects and the habitats that sustain them. "I am concerned that our increasingly urbanized society is confused and overstimulated," he wrote. "And I hope that, once in a while, what I’m doing helps someone recognize and better cherish his or her own sacred places...and to reconnect with the great renewing rhythms in nature and in their lives."
Based in Massachusetts and Maine, King was not only a photographer but also a businessman, author, philanthropist, and conservationist. His photographs are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Modern Art, the Worcester Art Museum, and the Canadian National Film Board.
Additional Information: https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/museum-of-american-bird-art/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/the-peace-of-wild-things-herons-egrets-through-the-lens-of-b.a.-tony-king
Tuesday November 12, 6:30pm - 8:30 pm (6:30-7:00 social)
Talk: Planning your Ornitholiday with eBird
Warwick Public Library
Launched and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird is described as “a real time, online checklist program” that has “revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds”. Since its launch in 2002, millions of bird observations have been submitted to eBird and are available for birders to access. Join Matt Schenck for an interactive talk focusing on using the mountains of data available at ebird.org to help you plan your birding focused vacation.
About the speaker: Matt Schenck
Matt is the Camp Director and a Naturalist at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown. He joined the eBird community in 2012, and has submitted over 5,500 checklists across 10 states, including 5,000 checklists in Rhode Island alone. Along with submitting daily checklists, Matt enjoys pouring over both state and regional eBird data to locate under birded areas, and distribution for specific species in Rhode Island.
Friday November 15, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Conference: Climate Change & Rhode Island's Natural History Future
Quonset O Club, North Kingstown
For 25 years, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey has connected people knowledgeable about Rhode Island’s animals, plants, and natural systems with each other and with those who can use that knowledge for research, education, and conservation. In this anniversary year, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey will host a conference to celebrate Rhode Island’s natural history and consider the challenges ahead.
Some 40 oral presentations and posters cover the full scope of natural history including ecology, geology, hydrology, or other aspects of the environment from the near-shore Atlantic waters, the islands, and Narragansett Bay, inland to our forested, agricultural, and urban borders with Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Keynote Speaker: John Torgan, state director, The Nature Conservancy, RI
Registration: Registration is currently available online at (click here to register)
Saturday November 23
Art Exhibition: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of American Bird Art, Canton Massachusetts
Enjoy some of the newest artworks added to MABA's permanent collection! Get up-close views of original field guide illustrations by Sibley and Singer; a Benson etching; miniatures by Crowell and Gibbs; watercolors by Ennion, Rees, Clem; and more.
Art Exhibit: The Peace of Wild Things-Herons and Egrets Through the Lens of B.A. King
Museum of American Bird Art, Canton Massachusetts
For over 70 years, B.A. "Tony" King (1934-2017) attentively observed the world around him, capturing it with rare artistry as a photographer. "I need to celebrate and share my favorite places and the life that is in them," he wrote. And this exhibition at the Museum of American Bird Art is an occasion for celebration.
King felt a particular affinity for herons and egrets, and the photographs on exhibit reveal the photographer's devotion to his subjects and the habitats that sustain them. "I am concerned that our increasingly urbanized society is confused and overstimulated," he wrote. "And I hope that, once in a while, what I’m doing helps someone recognize and better cherish his or her own sacred places...and to reconnect with the great renewing rhythms in nature and in their lives."
Based in Massachusetts and Maine, King was not only a photographer but also a businessman, author, philanthropist, and conservationist. His photographs are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Modern Art, the Worcester Art Museum, and the Canadian National Film Board.
Additional Information: https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/museum-of-american-bird-art/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/the-peace-of-wild-things-herons-egrets-through-the-lens-of-b.a.-tony-king
Tuesday November 12, 6:30pm - 8:30 pm (6:30-7:00 social)
Talk: Planning your Ornitholiday with eBird
Warwick Public Library
Launched and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird is described as “a real time, online checklist program” that has “revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds”. Since its launch in 2002, millions of bird observations have been submitted to eBird and are available for birders to access. Join Matt Schenck for an interactive talk focusing on using the mountains of data available at ebird.org to help you plan your birding focused vacation.
About the speaker: Matt Schenck
Matt is the Camp Director and a Naturalist at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown. He joined the eBird community in 2012, and has submitted over 5,500 checklists across 10 states, including 5,000 checklists in Rhode Island alone. Along with submitting daily checklists, Matt enjoys pouring over both state and regional eBird data to locate under birded areas, and distribution for specific species in Rhode Island.
Friday November 15, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Conference: Climate Change & Rhode Island's Natural History Future
Quonset O Club, North Kingstown
For 25 years, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey has connected people knowledgeable about Rhode Island’s animals, plants, and natural systems with each other and with those who can use that knowledge for research, education, and conservation. In this anniversary year, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey will host a conference to celebrate Rhode Island’s natural history and consider the challenges ahead.
Some 40 oral presentations and posters cover the full scope of natural history including ecology, geology, hydrology, or other aspects of the environment from the near-shore Atlantic waters, the islands, and Narragansett Bay, inland to our forested, agricultural, and urban borders with Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Keynote Speaker: John Torgan, state director, The Nature Conservancy, RI
Registration: Registration is currently available online at (click here to register)
Saturday November 23
Art Exhibition: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of American Bird Art, Canton Massachusetts
Enjoy some of the newest artworks added to MABA's permanent collection! Get up-close views of original field guide illustrations by Sibley and Singer; a Benson etching; miniatures by Crowell and Gibbs; watercolors by Ennion, Rees, Clem; and more.