“A Walk through the Woods”, an illustrated presentation with Jeff Domm (online)

All are welcome to join us this evening for an illustrated presentation with local artist, author and naturalist, Jeff Domm, as he shares with us several of his recent naturalist guides, including the beautifully illustrated and very helpful “East Coast Backyard Nature Guide”, “East Coast Trees and Shrubs”, and “Birds of Nova Scotia”.

The presentation will be shared online via ZOOM webinar and by phone via teleconference, and you may join us from where ever you wish – by clicking on the ZOOM webinar link following below,

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81789666849?pwd=ZGE4L2NjVXBJaWRWa3N1SkgzM2wvUT09
Passcode: 904724

or by phone – please dial, 1(800) 974-5902, and then enter the Conference ID, 6217271.

** Closed Captioning function (voice to text) is available through the ZOOM webinar.

* For assistance with the ZOOM technology during tonight’s author event, please contact Cristal at the New Glasgow Library, (902) 752-8233.

About the books:

East Coast Backyard Nature Guide: This concise pocket guide is a handy reference for families looking to explore their own backyard. Fully illustrated, it includes the East Coast’s most common birds, butterflies, mammals, trees, wildflowers and mushrooms. It includes information on how to recognize common bird songs and how to attract more butterflies and pollinators in your garden, plus discovery clues, observation calendars, flight patterns and much more. Packed with top tips, this is the essential nature guide to have at home!

East Coast Trees and Shrubs: Get to know your own backyard and neighbourhood, and get acquainted with the trees and shrubs throughout the Atlantic region. Features: Highly realistic illustrations, Details and identifiers for featured species, Locations and natural history of heritage trees, and Provincial maps showing the best parks and hiking trails for exploring old growth forests and experiencing the biodiversity of Canada’s East Coast.

Birds of Nova Scotia: Birdwatching is popular among residents and visitors in Nova Scotia, and the province is an internationally recognized destination for birding. This book offers detailed listings on 200 of the top species found all around the province, at the seashore, in the Cape Breton Highlands, in city parks and around the thousands of pristine lakes in the province.
Whether observing spectacular hawks in the wild or seabirds over the ocean, listening for warblers in the forest or spotting the first spring birds at the feeder, this guide is designed to allow for quick and easy identification. Original full-colour illustrations by Jeffrey Domm show prominent features that birdwatching enthusiasts can use to identify a species. Text and graphic keys give helpful tips for observing, including: habitat preference, egg identification (for in-province breeding species), months the bird can be seen in the area, preferred bird feeder type.

The guide also includes a handy visual index, grouped by bird size and distinctive coloration, to help novice birdwatchers easily identify an unknown species. The birding hotspot section (with accompanying map) shows 46 locations across the province where good birdwatching is assured.

About the author/artist:

Jeff Domm is an illustrator and author with over 30published books related to the awareness and protection of our natural world. His most recent work includes the field guides, East Coast Backyard Nature Guide and East Coast Trees and Shrubs. He is presently writing a book titled Ontario Trees which will release in Spring 2022. Additional field guides include East Coast Fossils, Nature and Whales and Sharks and Dolphins. Jeff is well known for bird identification guides including Nova Scotia Birds and the Canadian Bestseller, Ontario Birds. His newest children’s picture book, Wild Pond Hockey is a fun story of wolves playing the first game of hockey on a frozen lake in the forest. Additional kids titles include, Little Brother of the North, A Puffin’s Story, The Hatchling’s Journey, Eagle of the Sea and Sharks of the Ocean which was published with Ocearch Research Expeditions, an organization that is dedicated to catching and tagging great white sharks for research along the Atlantic Coast. His very first book that was Gray Wolf Pup, illustrated for Smithsonian books/Soundprints.
Jeff teaches illustration, design and drawing at NSCAD University in Halifax. He works with gouache paint and most recently in digital painting to capture the smallest details required for proper identification of species in his newest books. Jeff is member of the Scientific Illustrators Society and Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Jeff lives and works from his studio along the Atlantic Coast in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia. For more information, and to few his portfolio, please visit his website, jeffdommportfolio.com .

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