Simon Thompson (Photo: birdventures.com)
The Western North Carolina Alliance, Sierra Club and Asheville Green Drinks will present “Birds around the World” with Simon Thompson, world-renowned birding expert, at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Place (corner of Charlotte Street) in Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.
Originally from Suffolk, England, Thompson has lived in North Carolina for more than 10 years. He has also lived in Lebanon, Kenya, Yemen, and Ghana, where his interest in birds and natural history began.
In addition to traveling extensively in the United States, he spent six months in China studying the crane and bird of prey migration as a member of the British “China Crane Watch” expedition.
As director and originator of Ventures Nature Travel program in Tryon, Thompson has led many birding trips all over the world.
For more information about the Aug. 6 event, email judymattox@sbcglobal.net or call (828) 683-2176.