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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In the next gathering of the Minnesota "global birders" group, Chris Markham and Bob Metzger will share photos and memories of their 2013 trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Photos will have a strong bias towards birds, but images of the geography, people, culture, as well as other wildlife will also be included. Narration will likely be kept to a minimum, but questions will be welcomed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anybody interested is welcome. So we can monitor the number of attendees, please get a free 'ticket' online from EventBrite at the link below, or type “tinyurl.com/GlobalBirders5” into your browser.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, December 12; 6:00-8:00<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Uptown Plumbing’s Community Gathering Space <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3554 Bryant Ave S, Minneapolis (corner of 36th Street)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-birding-december-2017-ecuador-and-the-galapagos-tickets-38977528838">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-birding-december-2017-ecuador-and-the-galapagos-tickets-38977528838</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>(These posts are not about birds in Minnesota, but they are for Minnesota birders; approved by administrator Paul Schumacher.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>Stephen Greenfield<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:tapaculo47@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>tapaculo47@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>