REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
Photos for Worldwaders
Good quality images (for online use only) of wader eggs, nests and chicks are sought. The photos will be used to assist wildlife artist Szabolcs Kokay in painting the identification plates for a new book. The images will be used for reference only and will not be published. More details can be found at http://shorebirdeggsandchicks.posterous.com.". Images can be sent by email to post@ shorebirdeggsandchicks.posterous.com with the image attachment only in the body of the e-mail. The subject of the mail should be the name of the species and the location (eg Red Knot, Alaska). No text is needed with the e-mail. It is requested that images of eggs and chicks of the same species are put into one email. (Source: Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi)/ WorldWaders www.worldwaders.org)
Photos for Owls of the World
In 2012, A&C Black will be publishing a definitive photographic guide dedicated to the world’s 250 species of owls, and the process of sourcing and selecting photographs is now well underway. Owls of the World is being written by Finnish owl expert Heimo Mikkola, and the publishers would like to invite photographers and birders from around the world to submit images (preferably digital) for use in the book, which will be placing particular emphasis on plumage variation and racial separation. Photographs of young birds, island endemic races and adults in flight are particularly welcome. If you think you might be able to help, please send an email in the first instance to Ellen Parnavelas at eparnavelas@acblack.com.Please also inform blair@dialstart.net and secretary@osme.org. Photographs should be sent to blair@dialstart.net or eparnavelas@acblack.com
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