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For Immediate Release:
Friends
of Wye Marsh
16160
Highway 12
Midland,
ON L4R3T8
705-526-7809
www.wyemarsh.com
Banding Canada’s Smallest Bird
Midland, Ontario – Visitors to the
Ontario Hummingbird Festival, July 12 – 14, 2013 will be given the rare and
memorable experience of holding and releasing Canada’s smallest bird, the
hummingbird. During the banding demonstrations the public will also be
exposed to all aspects of identification, behaviour and habitat needs of
hummingbirds.
Leading the banding demonstrations is internationally
renowned Bob Sargent from The Hummer/Bird Study Group. Sargent has been
banding birds since 1987 and uses the banding sessions as a way to educate and
promote the preservation of wildlife and their habitat to participants both young
and old. Sargent is especially passionate about environmental education
with children. “The hands-on approach to educating children allows each
child present to experience birds as living, breathing creatures deserving of
our protection.”
The Friends of Wye Marsh are extremely excited about
the festival and the opportunity to further their mission to promote
environmental education through stewardship. The festival centres on the
hummingbird as one of Ontario’s most recognizable and beloved birds.
Every spring we delight in their arrival and go out of our way to attract them
to our gardens and patios. The familiarity and fondness of hummingbirds
makes them the ideal backyard ambassador because when we plant and create
habitat for hummingbirds we are protecting for the needs of all wildlife
species.
Throughout the
festival weekend there will be photography workshops, workshops and activities
for children, expert speaker presentations, and local artisans. Visitor
experiences during the banding demonstrations will vary and depend on
hummingbird numbers. Registration is required for workshops and preferred
for the banding sessions and presentations. To register contact Wye Marsh
at info@wyemarsh.com or 705-526-7809.
For further information go to www.wyemarsh.com.
For further information please contact:
Laura
Thomas
Friends
of Wye Marsh
Marketing
and Development Coordinator
705-526-7809
x 205
Bob Sargent
Hummer/Bird
Study Group Inc.
205-681-2888
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