[wisb] T.L.Cross death (no sightings)
- From: Brad Webb <Brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Bird List <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:28:14 -0600
Just received this from "Birders United". A loss to the birding world.
Theodore Lamont Cross
<http://www.birdersunited.com/uncategorized/2010/03/02/in-memoriam-theodore-lamont-cross/>
(1924-2010)
Theodore Cross, bird photographer, author, publisher, and founder of
Birders United, died in Sanibel, Florida, on Sunday, February 28. He was
86 years old.
A native of Wellesley, Massachusetts, Ted Cross was a graduate of
Amherst College and Harvard Law School. He was a veteran of World War
II, serving as a naval officer in the South Pacific.
After a long and successful career in professional publishing, Cross
became an avid birder. He traveled the world from the far reaches of
Siberia to the atolls in the mid-Pacific Ocean to photograph God's
majestic creatures. His goal, which he thought eluded him, was to take
the perfect photograph of the reddish egret.
Cross published two critically acclaimed books of his bird photography:
Birds of the Sea Shore and Tundra and Waterbirds, which was published a
few short months ago. The esteemed Harvard University biologist Edward
O. Wilson said of Waterbirds, "It's a masterpiece. I do not exaggerate
when I say that the back-jacket photo of Great Blue Herons is a
candidate for the most beautiful illustration of birds in existence,
photo or painting."
All of us at Birders United are extremely saddened by the passing of our
leader and dear friend. He will be deeply missed.
Brad Webb,
Watertown, Dodge County
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