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• Birds in Flight and a Side Trip to South Africa by Bill Reichhardt

  • Start
    1 May 2024
  • End
    31 May 2024
  • Location
    National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708

  
  

  Birds in Flight and a Side Trip to South Africa: Photography of Bill Reichhardt

  Exhibit: May 1-31, 2024

  9:00am to 4:30pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays)

  Gallery Talk & Reception

  Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm

  How do eagles and ospreys spot fish when flying high over the water? How do African wild dogs hunt and why do all the pack members attend to the young pups? These questions and others form the stories behind the photographs exhibited in May at the Hollingsworth Gallery on the South Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge.

  Wildlife photographer Bill Reichhardt returns to the gallery with an exhibit focusing on the beauty and grace of local birds in flight. From gliding egrets and diving eagles to hummingbirds and awkward duck landings, the photos tell the story about the many adaptations of birds in flight. In addition, Bill will share dramatic wildlife images taken in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia over the past three years. Stories include images of curious lion cubs, encounters with hippos, elephants and tracking a pack of wild dogs. 

  To hear the stories behind the images, please join Bill for an informal reception at the Hollingsworth Gallery on Saturday, May 25, from 1:30-3pm. Bill will discuss his work and share tips and tricks for photographing birds in flight and wildlife in the field. To see other stories in his monthly photo essays, you can visit his website at Billreichphoto.com/photo-essays.

  
  

  
  

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• Wild Bee & Flower Festival

  • When
    11 May 2024
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708

  
  

  Wild Bee & Flower Festival:

  Celebrating Maryland's native bees & flowers!

  Saturday, May 11, 2024
  10am - 2pm
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  Fun experiences and learning opportunities for all ages!

  * Visit the UM Insect Zoo!

  * Walks with native bee expert Sam Droege and colleagues. 

  * "Ask a Bumble Bee" community-science project.

  * Tune in to "teff," a small nutritious grain. Learn how it can help start a wildflower meadow.

  * Native plant walks. Bring your questions about growing native plants.

  * Ladybugs, Plus: Patuxent Research Refuge’s Kids’ Discovery Center (KDC) activities and refuge booklet programs.

  * Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (Día Mundial de las Aves Migratorias)!

  * Bird-lovers: Learn how to grow the perfect foods that parent birds need to feed their babies (hint: it's caterpillars!) 

  * FREE native plants and seeds from Wild Ones, PG Parks and others.
  

  * Free Arts & Craft activities.

  * Native plant sales.

  * Book & Nature Shop.

  Event will be held rain or shine. Some activities and exhibits will be indoors; others will be outdoors, weather permitting.

  
  

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