Geoff Dennis began photographing birds in his yard as a hobby, primarily to document uncommon birds he occasionally observed there. His hobby led to photographing for three manufacturers of bird feeders. Geoff has observed more than 180 species of birds in his yard, including RI’s first Rufous hummingbird in 1995, a western hummingbird, and Rhode Island’s third record of Calliope hummingbird in 2023. He also discovered New England’s first Virginia’s Warbler in Maine.

His work has been used by The Nature Conservancy of RI, Audubon Society of RI, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and Cornell’s online Birds of North America. He has donated his work to other organizations, from The Lloyd Center in Dartmouth, MA, to The Kennebunk Land Trust in Maine. Geoff lives in Little Compton, RI, with his wife Emily; he is a commercial fisherman.

Geoff’s talk will be on common and uncommon birds he has photographed in and around his Little Compton yard and why his yard is such a bird-friendly place.

Members of the community are invited to join us. Space is limited. Register at barringtonlibrary.libcal.com or call 401-247-1920 x7