About the Cover Photographer: Rhonda Matterson

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Rhonda Matterson started photography at the early age of 10 when she got her fi rst camera, a Polaroid, for her birthday. The fi rst birds she got a picture of were her chickens for her a 4-H project.

She has always been a nature lover, exploring the woods she grew up around. She always has a camera in hand to get that one shot she’ll never be able to capture again. She loves the hobby of amateur photography because it is a form of expression for her.

Rhonda worked the majority of her 30 years as a nurse in long-term and assisted living facilities. In her off time, she looked to gardening and her camera to relax. She loves to take pictures of anything in nature, but birds are her passion.

When she retired from nursing, she and her husband, Tim, decided to bring that passion to Easton by opening a Wild Birds Unlimited store and sharing the joy that birds can bring to residents of the Mid-Shore region and beyond. They are proud to provide the highest-quality bird feeding products available anywhere... backed with expert advice.

The cover photo is of a Carolina Wren that stayed on the Christmas lights for a few seconds after a rain shower. Rhonda snapped this photo from her porch while watching for birds in her front yard.

Visit her store at 8223 Elliott Road, Easton, in the Giant supermarket plaza, or online at www.wbu. com/easton. You can also reach the store at 410-690-3284.