11 Days in the Galapagos
Photographer Laurie Pocher reveals the Galapagos through stunning photos and video. A York County Audubon program.
Reservations
Not Required
To attend in person, registration is not required.
To attend via Zoom, please register using the link below.
Location
Mather Auditorium
This hybrid program will be held in person and via Zoom.
Charles Darwin spent five weeks in the Galapagos Islands in 1835, and this visit helped inspire his theories of evolution and natural selection. In 1959, 97% of the Galapagos was declared a National Park. Thanks to the archipelago's remote location, absence of predators, and conservation efforts, many Galapagos animals remain curious and unafraid of humans to this day. Visitors to the islands are often treated to close encounters with Blue-Footed Boobies, Waved Albatrosses, Giant Tortoises, Marine Iguanas, and Sea Lions.
Laurie Pocher, a York County Audubon board member and nature photographer, recently returned from the Galapagos, where she spent 11 days on a photography tour of the major islands. She’s been combing through thousands of photos and videos, compiling a day-by-day recap of her “11 Days in the Galapagos.”
For those attending in person, we will also have a “bird book” sale. Pat Moynahan, whom we honored with a memorial concert in June, donated her large collection of birding books to YCA, and they will be offered for sale with the proceeds benefiting Audubon programs and projects and the Maine Young Birders Club.
