DeKALB — NIU emeritus professor Michael Day discussed his globe-spanning wildlife photography on Sunday at the Annie Glidden Homestead.
The exhibit, “Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Little Fishes: DeKalb Wildlife on Former Glidden Land,” consisted of a display of birds, reptiles and mammals Day photographed throughout his travels around the world.
Part of the Soup-er Sunday program, the event was intended to support the Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center in DeKalb.
The event also provided complimentary bowls of soup, cookies and a tour of the home.
Day, who served as professor of English and director of first-year composition at NIU, affirmed his passion for nature and its preservation.
“In many ways, you could say that I worship forests and wild things. I want to embrace the feeling of belonging in nature and of wild creatures as equals to humans,” Day said. “They belong with us, not to us, and they are not to be conquered or killed off by human folly.”
Day has traveled to the Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, Australia, and Egypt, showcasing a variety of animals from warblers, ravens and bald eagles, to turtles and frogs.
After the presentation, a tour of the Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, showcased the building’s history.
Notably, in 1895, Glidden donated 64 acres of his DeKalb land to form the campus of then newly founded NIU.
The next Soup-er Sunday event will be held at noon on Feb. 8.
