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. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]