Condor Courtship on the Balance Beam with Carol Polich, nature photographer and author
As a bird lover you will be thrilled with this month’s well-timed program “Condor Courtship on the Balance Beam”!
Renowned Montana nature photographer and author, Carol Polich, will present this “heart warming” presentation on Monday, Feb 10, 2025, just preceding Valentine’s Day. California Condors, which reproduce only every two years once mature, usually start laying eggs beginning in February, and may do so through the month of May. The continuing, challenging, unfolding story of the recovery of the California Condor as an iconic species likely tugs on all our “bird loving hearts”. The California Condor was among the very first 78 taxa listed as Endangered, submitted to the National Register on February 24, 1967 (notice – also in February) by then Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall (published March 11, 1967). So, each February brings renewed hope for our beloved California Condors and the renewal of “amour” between Condors.
Carol’s lecture will present the condor courtship behaviors in an array of artistic curves and well-balanced poses set on the Navajo Bridge beams which serve as linear backdrops. Condor history and anecdotal stories are only a fragment of her lecture. Her still photo transitioning set within musical phrasing adds another dimension when paired with her chosen music accompanying the bird’s behaviors.
Polich has been widely published in the USA and internationally with her wildlife and birdlife photos and has two books to her credit: Portrait of Paradise, a photo journey on the Yellowstone ecosystem published by Far Country Press, Helena, MT 2007; and Wildlife of Southern Africa, about African wildlife survival published by Random Struik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2010.
Visit Carol Polich’s website to see more of her stunning wildlife and nature photos: https://wildnaturetrails.com/.
For detailed information and updates on the status of the California Condor, we suggest this link to the California Condor page on the California Dept of Fish & Wildlife website.
The in-person meeting will be held Monday, February 10, 2025 at Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 West Graf (off S. 19th). A social begins at 6:30 PM; the program begins at 7:00 PM. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own reusable cups.
For virtual attendance, please register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4419822783659667032
Attendees—whether in person or virtual—are encouraged to share their bird sightings at this and every monthly program.
SAS monthly programs are free and open to the public, featuring a special guest speaker the 2nd Monday of each month, September through May. For more information, contact Ken Sinay at programs@sacajaweaaudubon.org.
Photo by Carol Polich
