Bird photos requested

[Allen T. Chartier]

Birders and bird photographers,

Photos now being accepted for the Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II website!

We are seeking donations of photographs of all 248 bird species that spend their summers in Michigan.  The best pictures will show some aspect of breeding behavior:  a young bird being tended by its parent, a female on a nest, courtship activity, or a male in breeding plumage.  These photos will be shown on the Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II website, scheduled to be unveiled in January 2010. You need not have been a participant in the Atlas to send in photos, and there are certainly many excellent photographers out there. 

Please submit your digital photo as a .jpg.  We will accept any size file, but larger files with high resolution are preferred to smaller files with low resolution.  We anticipate using the following sizes as minimums:  300 dpi, 3 mp, or 8x10. Please also provide information on when and where each photo was taken. 

Submission of a photograph does not guarantee its acceptance or use.  No photographer will be paid for the use of their photo.  All photos used on the website will be protected against illegal downloads.

Send your photos to the MBBA coordinating editor, Allen Chartier, by email at miatlas at naturecenter.org. If necessary, photos can be submitted on CD with prior arrangement.

The Kalamazoo Nature Center retains permission to use the photos in publications with credit to the photographer.  All photo rights remain with the photographer.  There is a list of the bird species that we need photos of posted online at:

http://www.amazilia.net/atlas_species_list.htm

Thank you,

Kalamazoo Nature Center Staff
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