DARE TO BIRD

13 youth came out on the Young Birder Trip to Reifel. We had 81 species! I have never seen that many species in one visit at the park! It was a great day for fall migration. We found our own Great Egret and saw many good birds. You can read the full trip report  HERE  at the BC Young Birders website Thank you to all the youth who came out! It was so much fun! Young Birders at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Photo: Melissa Hafting

I was honoured to be featured in the new edition of The Wild Bird Trust's Wingspan Magazine. You can read the interview about my new book and work with young birders HERE Nice to see a photo from our recent Young Birder Trip on Aug 10th to Maplewood Flats featured too!

Young Birders attending the Female Nat Geo/Girls Who Click Photo Workshop in Vancouver This weekend we had a fun Young Birder-filled weekend! On Saturday we met up at Maplewood Flats and had a nice walk around the park. We saw 55 species including a fully leucistic Short-billed Gull, Chipping Sparrow and Evening Grosbeaks. A full list of species can be found HERE and our full report at the BC Young Birders website HERE . Young Birders at Maplewood Flats - Photo: Melissa Hafting On Sunday I took part in and co-led a National Geographic and Girls Who Click photo workshop for Female identifying Young Birder/Wildlife photographers for ages 13-18 year olds. I co-led with National Geographic Explorer photographer Gunjan Menon. Gunjan made a famous film on Red Pandas and she discussed her ethical approach to conservation and wildlife photography and taught the girls how to most effectively use their cameras; which was very helpful. The field is mostly male dominated and that is why Gunjan c...

I was honoured to be featured in an interview for Canadian Geographic magazine. You can read the full story HERE

The National Audubon Society interviewed me and did an article about my book. You can read it HERE