Ellen Green & Mark Hanna – Attracting Birds from Backyards to Preserves – The Morton Arboretum Photographic Society

Part 1- Attracting Backyard Birds – presented by Ellen Green from Wild Birds Unlimited – Joliet (photographic images by MAPS member Maura Carlisle)
Photographing birds in your backyard is fun and easy. By creating an area that is attractive to birds, you can enjoy taking photos of the birds who visit your yard. Learn how to set up a bird feeding station with feeders and perches and enhance the area with water features and native plants. Learn what birds you might attract to your feeder set-up and how to manage local critters and predators. You can capture great images all from the comfort of your own home and backyard, while relaxing and enjoying the birds and wildlife that visit.

Part 2 – Environmental Photography – presented by MAPS member Mark Hanna
Enjoy Mark’s experiences in capturing images of both birds and wildlife from his backyard to his nearby preserve, highlighting how he attracts wildlife and pushes his equipment to its creative limits.

About Our Speakers:

Ellen Green is the owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Joliet. Wild Birds Unlimited is a nature shop geared to the hobby of backyard bird feeding. WBU’s mission is to bring people and nature together and to share the joy birds bring to people. Ellen is a certified bird feeding specialist and has been feeding birds for as long as she can remember. She regularly gives educational presentations for the community and goes “LIVE” every Friday on Facebook to talk about what’s happening in nature. She is also a member of the Illinois Audubon Society and Will County Audubon Society. WBU Joliet has partnered with The Nature Foundation of Will County and the Forest Preserve District of Will County for many events and activities.

Mark Hanna is a long-standing MAPS member, award winning environmental photographer and equipment field tester. Mark grew up with a camera in his hands thanks to the influence of both his father and grandfather. His passion and expertise is wildlife photography, venturing out nearly every day searching for something new to learn, while also enjoying the opportunity.

Thanks Ellen and Mark for two great presentations! Here are a few sample images from each. Click to enlarge: