Thursday 20th. May – The Wildlife of Kenya
Our speaker for this evening’s indoor meeting is Dr Kevin Elsby ARPS. A lifelong interest in birds and all things natural. A busy local GP he has, over the past 10 years or so, started to take what began as a hobby more seriously. “I started just wanting to take pictures of birds but, over the years, my interest in wildlife has expanded into just about everything,” When not working as a GP, Kevin spends his time travelling the world, taking photographs and leading tours for a UK based wildlife holiday company. He also gives lectures to UK wildlife and photography groups, and on-board cruise ships whose destinations have included the Amazon, South Georgia and the Galapagos Islands.
Kevin recently spent six weeks in Antarctica as a member of an expedition team. “My favourite experience has to be flying out to Costa Rica on New Year’s Eve in 2006,” Kevin said. “On New Year’s Day, I was 8,500 feet up a mountain looking at a bird called the Resplendent Quetzel, considered by many the most beautiful bird in the world.”
“The appeal to me of taking pictures is to try and capture wildlife in its natural environment, but, more than that, to capture animals in action and record their natural behaviour,” he said.”
It promises to be an interesting evening so we look forward to seeing you all there.