The
Common Loon in Washington:
A Pictoral Guide, Status and Conservation
This year's NCW Audubon Society program series concludes on Thursday,
May 10 at 7:30 p.m. with the outstanding wildlife photography
of biologistsDaniel Poleschook, Jr. and Virginia (“Ginger”)
R. Gummfrom the Loon Lake Wildlife Gallery. Their
environmental mission is to observe, document and record the behavior
and ecology of common loons, and to coordinate conservation efforts
for common loons and other waterbirds. They present their images hoping
that viewers will gain a better understanding of the common loon and
the conservation it requires, and also the important part everyone
has in preserving the environment. The common loon has seen a dramatic
decrease in its historic breeding range and its status is now listed
as "sensitive" in Washington. The program, free and open
to the public, will be held at the Wenatchee Valley Museum
and Cultural Center, 127 S. Mission in Wenatchee.
Ginger and Daniel have been nature photographers since the early 70’s.
They met in 1992 at a nature-photography seminar Daniel was presenting
in Seattle; since then, they have photographed together. From 1996 to
present they have been specializing in capturing images of common loons
and other waterbirds while conducting observations and doing research
and conservation work on common loons in the Pacific Northwest. They
have given nature-photography and conservation presentations to a vast
number of individuals, organizations, nature-photography clubs and wildlife
managers throughout the United States, Canada and Africa. Daniel was
a photographic tour operator of Daniel Poleschook Nature Photography
for several years, which featured nature-photography tours throughout
North America and Africa. He was also a column writer of Techniques
for Nature Photographers in Nature Photographer Magazine.
Daniel and Ginger had previous professional careers in geology and nursing
respectively. In addition to their common loon conservation projects
in Washington, Daniel also operates Daniel Poleschook Nature Photography
and a new venture, the Loon Lake Wildlife Gallery in Loon Lake, Washington.
These companies specialize in publishing nature images and in sales of
large prints of wildlife, specializing in waterbirds, and featuring the
common loon, the trumpeter swan and the bald eagle as their signature
species. Currently, they have over 220 bird species collected that provide
images of publishable and saleable quality from North America, Africa,
and other foreign countries. They were the exclusive photographers of
a recently published book The Call of the Loon. They approach
photography as perfectionists with a common passion: capturing wildlife
images of high impact, showing artful composition, ideal lighting, crisp
detail, with a freedom from distractions. Presenting subjects in action
is their continual quest. All of their compositions are authentic. They
neither derive or contrive compositions nor photograph at game farms
or zoos. They are authors of 12 digital nature photography programs.
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