Paddy is a Biologist, Expert Guide and Birding Instructor and Professional Naturalist for more than 40 years. Paddy Cunningham’s enthusiasm for birds and teaching others how to identify them effectively has been a lifetime pursuit. Paddy is the owner of an ecotourism company Birding Adventures and the Coordinator of the Everglades Birding Festival, now in its 15th year. Paddy is a past Field Trip Coordinator, Christmas Bird Coordinator, and long-term South Florida Audubon Society Board Member / Advisory Committee Member. At the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, she has taught birding classes for over 20 years and is an expert bird guide and popular guest lecturer in Florida.