Webinar: WILDSIDE FAMILY CHAT by Wildside Nature Tours

About This Webinar

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE WE?

The Wildside Family loves staying in touch with all of our traveling family members, so we have designated one night each month as our Family Chat night.

Everyone is welcome to join in the chat and even suggest topics. Learn more about our Wildside leaders, what we have been doing as we get back to travel, the new trips we plan to add to our schedule and more.

So let's take some time together to share, to learn and to laugh!

Presenters

Kevin Loughlin

Kevin Loughlin was raised to appreciate nature while exploring the woodlands of Pennsylvania as a child. At age six, during a family trip through the American West, Kevin became fascinated with photography as well seeing the new and different birds throughout North America. Instilled with a love for travel and seeking new, exciting destinations he felt a desire to share his experiences with others and in 1993 he created Wildside.

Kevin’s photographs and articles have appeared in publications such as Audubon, Nature Photographer, WildBird, Birding and Philadelphia Magazines, as well as the many natural history books, most recently “Peterson’s Reference Guide to Owls of North American and the Caribbean” by Scott Weidensaul. Kevin’s current projects include co-authoring a complete revision of John Kricher's popular book “Galapagos: A Natural History.”

Adrian Binns

Senior Leader

Adrian, a naturalist and field ornithologist, grew up in Morocco and England where his birding experiences paved the way for a career in the birding community. A former tennis professional, Adrian also worked as an ecological landscape designer, combining a lifelong interest in wildlife with expertise in crafting native-plant landscapes, particularly wetlands and water gardens, to attract birds, butterflies and other critters.

A professional tour guide since the 1990’s, Adrian has led birding and eco-tours across five continents, for a variety of organizations and tour companies. He joined Wildside Nature Tours in 2007, leading trips to Africa, India, Brazil, Colorado, Florida and other favorite destinations. As an educator Adrian has written articles and lectured on “Landscaping for Wildlife” as well as being a regular contributor to Pond Magazines. He co-authored "Big City Birding: Philadelphia,” for the May 2001 issue of Wild Bird magazine, and produced an educational program, “Eastern Owls,” for the National Audubon Society. Adrian has attended birding festivals all across North America and abroad, serving as keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and field trip leader.

Adrian is a past president of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) in Philadelphia, one of the oldest bird clubs in the country. He competed in the World Series of Birding as a member of the Nikon/DVOC team (1997-2006), placing 1st five times including a record number of 231 species found in 24hrs in New Jersey in 2003. Adrian is currently a member of Zeiss Birding and very fond of his 8x42 Victory SF bins and Conquest 85mm scope, the latest in high definition optics.

An accomplished avian illustrator and photographer, Adrian's images regularly appear in major birding magazines and media formats. In a 2006 issue, Wild Bird magazine named Adrian one the ‘upcoming leaders to watch’! Adrian collaborated with Birding Adventures TV on several episodes including Hawk Mountain and Botswana. You may find Adrian featured on the local Philadelphia non-profit TV station, MiND TV, hosting a handful of short birding programs.

Alex Lamoreaux

Senior Leader

Alex Lamoreaux has been an avid birder and naturalist his entire life. He grew up exploring the farmland hedgerows and Appalachian ridges near Hershey, Pennsylvania. He was always outside scouring the marshlands and forests behind his childhood home for birds and other wildlife, and began banding saw-whet owls and volunteering at Hawk Mountain before he could even drive! Alex has traveled extensively throughout North America, Central America, and South Africa in pursuit of wildlife adventures and research opportunities.

Alex is a freelance biologist, wildlife photographer, and environmental educator. He has worked on a variety of avian research projects ranging from Whimbrel migration along the coast of Virginia, to threatened Yellow-billed Cuckoos nesting in the desert southwest. Alex’s main interests are in the visible migration of birds, especially raptors. He has been the migration counter at the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory for three fall seasons, documenting the massive bird movements that occur along Lake Superior. Alex loves to share his knowledge of nature, and strives to bring the birding community together to enjoy all that birds and wildlife have to offer. Alex currently resides in the foothills of the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon, but bird-guiding takes him all over the World! As a senior guide and our North American birding specialist, Alex has a busy schedule of tours throughout the year and hopes to see you out in the field!

Lee Hoy

OM System Pro Ambassador, Photo Instructor

Lee Hoy is a wildlife, landscape, macro and night sky photographer based out of the Davis Mountains in west Texas. In addition to being the lead adventure photography workshop instructor for Precision Camera & Video, Lee is also owner of Big Bend Birding & Photo Tours and serves as the lead photography workshop instructor for Wildside Nature Tours. He loves to teach workshop participants how to capture outstanding nature images and to blend photography and an amazing experience into one. He speaks at photography and birding festivals around the country and when not traveling loves to enjoy the night sky and wildlife in his own 18 acres of paradise on top of a mountain in west Texas. He is one of seventeen US and Canadian OM System Pro Ambassadors and loves sharing the amazing features and capabilities of the OM System. We are expanding the Precision Camera & Video workshops to include more domestic and international destinations for nature photographers! He is also host of the “Capturing Nature” Podcast.

Roger Neckles

Photo Instructor

Born in Trinidad, raised and schooled in London, England, Wildlife Photographer/Naturalist Roger Neckles is considered by many to be one of the Caribbean’s most prominent wildlife photographers. His award-winning works, recognized for their mastery of color, composition and perspective, have graced the pages of numerous international natural history books, magazines and archives, including premier publications such as National Geographic, Natural History, Audubon, Wild Bird, Birding, Birdwatchers Digest, Birders World and Caribbean Beat, to name a few.

Most notably Roger's images were commissioned by the Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation (TTPost) to create a series of 28 stamps featuring many of Trinidad and Tobago’s rare or threatened native species and historical sites.

Formerly Photographer and Public Affairs Consultant to the Caribbean and Latin America, to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Roger has played a major role in numerous local natural history documentaries, winning the coveted “Green Leaf Award” for audiovisual work, in recognition of his contribution to environmental conservation and protection.

On the other side of the camera, Mr. Neckles has been featured in films produced by the BBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic Today, some of which have been aired in over 110 countries around the world.

His true passion - he will quickly tell you - lies in leading Nature Photography Tours and Workshops for over 2 decades throughout Central and South America and at home in Trinidad and Tobago. His reviews speak volumes for his passion for photography, adventure and teaching a multitude of tips and techniques in an easy to grasp, fun-filled manner, instilling confidence, excitement and memorable results for his students!

Emilie Talpin