Monday, September 26, 2011

Lane County Audubon Society

 Lane County Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of and education about our natural environment, with a primary focus on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats.

We had the unique opportunity to have Kris, who is the chair of the education department for the Audubon Society, visit Garden Way and do a workshop on bird watching and identification. After a short lecture on different types of birds using a teaching collection of stuffed birds, the lesson was coupled with  drawing birds and learning a layered color pencil technique. Each of the residents learned new and interesting facts about a varitey of birds and then had a blast learning how to draw them as well!

Kris displays a stuffed bird while teaching the residents how to draw birds.


Virgina studying the birds before drawing
Gerry admiring the birds

Bobbi with her new bird friend

Virgina puts her creative skills to the test
One of the many birds that was drawn
Marge and her grandaughter Elisabeth deciding what to draw

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