An egret photographed by Lyle Madeson.

KELSEYVILLE – The Redbud Audubon Society is pleased to host Lyle and Deanna Madeson, local wildlife photographers, at the upcoming Audubon meeting on Thursday, April 15.

The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Kelseyville High School Library, 5480 Main St.

The Madesons are superb photographers and will show photographs of the birds they saw on a trip to Florida this past year to investigate and photograph exceptional rookeries that state offers.

Along with visiting and photographing the rookeries, they visited Audubon’s world famous Corkscrew Swamp in Naples, Florida, where they observed and photographed spoonbills, anhingas, wood storks, egrets, herons, alligators and more.

They also were fortunate enough to see and photograph the endangered snail kite in Central Florida.

They moved to Lake County in 1976 and enjoy its beauty year round.

Lyle Madeson first started taking pictures while photographing his gladiola hybrids for identification. It soon became apparent that he was interested in capturing more than the gladiolas on film. He branched out to the hummingbirds that frequented the gladiolas in the field, then on to a wider variety of birds.

Deanna has joined Lyle in his photography adventure and together they spend many hours capturing the birds, wildlife, vineyards, and natural beauty of Lake County.

The Redbud Audubon Society programs are free and open to the public. Also, don’t forget to check out the heron festival Web site, www.heronfestival.org, and get ready to attend the upcoming Heron Festival and Wildflower Brunch on April 24 and 25 at Clear Lake State Park.

For more information about the Redbud Audubon Society, go to www.redbudaudubon.org.