If you are in the central Ohio area please consider joining Michael Packer,
current Columbus Audubon VP, as he shares his recent trip to discover avian
life on two South Pacific islands and the diverse under water life of Fiji.
The South Pacific country occupies an
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago> archipelago of about 322
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island> islands, of which 106 are permanently
inhabited and 522  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islet> islets. The two
major islands,  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viti_Levu> Viti Levu and
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanua_Levu> Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the
population.





Birds and Fishes of Fiji
Wednesday March 18  @ 7:00-8:00pm
Upper Arlington Public Library
2800 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221

http://www.ualibrary.org/mainhrsdir.html



AND

Birds and Fishes of Fiji
Tuesday March 24  @ 7:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Inniswood Metro Gardens

940 S. Hempstead Road
Westerville, OH 43081

http://www.metroparks.net/ParksInniswood.aspx




Description for both talks:


Michael Packer,  has vacationed in island biomes with the twin goals of
totally immersing himself in the nature and culture of these locations and
observing some of the world's rarest fauna. He always returns refreshed and
with a photo journal of the adventure. In Fiji, he spent 7 days on a
resident dive boat "birding coral reefs for fish" as he says. The remaining
time he spent with local guides on the islands of Viti Levu and Kadavu
fishing rain forests for birds. Please join Michael as he immerses you in
this unique South Pacific archipelago.


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