2024 May Speaker Program and Elections

Hummingbirds: Masters of the Air

By Connie Sidles: Master Birder, Author, Birds Connect Seattle Member

Thursday, May 9, 7:00 PM

This Program Meeting will be via Zoom – LINK.

We will also be gathering at Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 8^th Ave. SE, Olympia.

6:30 PM—Social Hour with snacks

7:00 PM—Program meeting in person or via Zoom. BHAS Elections will be held at this meeting

With their ability to hover in place, fly upside-down or backwards, and cross seas without stopping, hummingbirds seem immune to the ordinary laws of physics. Their jewel-tone feathers flash in the sun brighter than rubies or emeralds. Their wings flap faster than the eye can see. Their courtship flights defy gravity. These tiny dynamos of the avian world both fascinate and flummox us. Find out more about one of the fiercest birds in the animal kingdom, as master birder Connie Sidles shows you the wonders of hummingbirds and tells you how to attract them to your garden.

About Constance Sidles:

Constance Sidles is a master birder, a former board member of Birds Connect Seattle (formerly Seattle Audubon Society), a current member of BCS’s Conservation Committee, chair of BCS’s Publications Committee, an environmental educator, and an author who has written four books about nature. Her most recent book is entitled Forty-Six Views of Montlake Fill. It’s a book of poems and Sumi-e paintings about how to find joy in the connections we make with nature and with each other. You can find it at BCS’s Nature Shop, or you can order it online from Constancy Press. Connie graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Egyptology, which proved to be enlightening but not lucrative. Instead of working on ancient cultures, Connie has spent her time working on current issues, especially environmental preservation.