Upcoming
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Recurring WebinarJOIN US THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH! The Wildside Family loves staying in touch with all of our traveling family members, so we have designated the first Wednesday of each month as our Family Chat night. Everyone is welcome to join in the ...
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Recurring WebinarJoin The Big Year's Greg Miller the third Monday of each Month for a relaxed discussion on any birdy topic that comes up! Ask Greg questions about The Big Year movie, his personal birding journey, bird identification... whatever!
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 · 7:00 PM EDTJohn Kricher's new book "Peterson's Reference Guide to Bird Behavior" is now available! In this webinar John will be discussing many aspects of birds doing the various things that birds do! John is best known for "The New Neotropical Companion", ...
Nature
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 · 3:00 PM EDTJoin Kevin Loughlin, nature photographer and owner of Wildside Nature Tours, on this fun adventure through the rainforests, savannas and wetlands of Central America as he shares colorful images of toucans, parrots, poison dart frogs, howler monkey...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 · 3:00 PM EDTExperiences are so much more valuable to us than ‘things.’ Things break, or we get tired of playing with them, while experiences are with us forever. Long after returning home, we continue to tell stories and show photos of our travels, sharing ou...
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Saturday, June 20, 2020 · 7:00 PM EDTJoin Kevin Loughlin, owner of Wildside Nature Tours, for this fun, photographic journey through the Peruvian Amazon! Kevin has led a dozen trips to the Amazon Basin in northern Ecuador and southern Peru as well as in northern Peru, where Wildside...
Birding
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Saturday, April 18, 2020 · 6:00 PM CDTWould you like to learn more about birding in Big Bend National Park? Then join Lee Hoy, who began birding in Big Bend over 30 years ago, as we explore the hotspots and expected birds in the park. Learn tips on finding the most species, what times...
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Friday, April 24, 2020 · 3:00 PM EDTLooking for a birding getaway where you can feel safe, warm, get many lifers, visit rain and dry forests, mangroves, karst, beach, rivers, and a bioluminescent bay? A place where you can have good food and a nice Caribbean coffee every day on an i...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 · 3:00 PM EDTThe Dry Tortugas is a must-see experience for every birder! Located just 70 miles west of Key West, Florida, these small coral islands hosts thousands of nesting tropical seabirds - a spectacle found nowhere else in the country. Adrian Binns, seni...
Photography
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Friday, April 10, 2020 · 2:00 PM CDTThis tongue-in-cheek class will address ten steps every outdoor photographer can take to make their images worse. The ten topics we will cover to make sure your images are horrible are: 1) Make Sure You Always Take Your Image from the Exact Same P...
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Monday, April 20, 2020 · 4:00 PM EDTThe art of photography is based upon light and shadow. Having a proper understanding of exposure will help you create better images of any subject and take your photography to the next level! What lies behind your subject can make or break your f...
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Monday, April 27, 2020 · 3:00 PM EDT[PART 2 of 2] The art of photography is based upon light and shadow. Having a proper understanding of exposure will help you create better images of any subject and take your photography to the next level! What lies behind your subject can make o...
Series
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CourseGull identification has consistently been a problem for most birders due to the complexity of plumage variations by age, and because there hasn’t been a book that brings the ID process down to the level of the average birder. The recent book “Gull...
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CourseThis interactive indoor workshop shares a different approach to field identification that concentrates initially on basic impressions of size, body shape, structural features and behavior to build an accurate mental snapshot of every shorebird see...
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CourseJoin Tom Stephenson, co-author of "The Warbler Guide" for this 2-Part course. Identifying the warblers and other species singing around us is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying aspects of birding. However trying to learn and remember bird v...
Olympus Cameras
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 · 5:00 PM CDTThis free webinar will share with you the reasons why I switched after 25 years of using a full frame camera system to the Olympus OM-D Micro 4/3's system. You will learn about the features, the capabilities, the functions, and the advantages that...
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 · 6:00 PM CDTThis webinar is a chance for you to meet and get to know the 19 Official Olympus Educators in North America. Each photographer has their own specialties, style, and unique approach to photography. If you already shoot Olympus, have been thinking o...
On-demand
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020 · 7:00 PM EDTSouth Florida is a sub-tropical paradise, teeming with birds all year long. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Palm Beach County, is one of the most attractive and accessible places to see and discover a variety of species. Created from a naturalized sy...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020 · 7:00 PM EDTThe quest for target birds is quite exciting. Whether searching for an elusive endemic, or finally reaching a stake-out bird after an arduous trek, the satisfaction of seeing a sought-after species is always worth the effort. Senior leaders Adria...
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Monday, September 14, 2020 · 7:00 PM EDTCuba is well-known for its amazing landscapes, vibrant culture and unique biodiversity. Birding in Cuba is extraordinary. According to the new Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Comprehensive Field Guide, 371 birds have been recorded in Cuba, including 26 w...
