Three online sessions on Tuesday June 9, 16 and 23, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM, recorded.
Birds, like humans, are bipedal; and like humans, this fact has freed their (and our) upper limbs for other purposes. In our case, it was hands. In the avian world, it was wings. But because wings are so specialized for flying, birds cannot use them as "tools" to grasp, tear, catch, preen, build nests and do all the other tasks of daily living. Instead birds use their feet. To understand how a bird lives, look down and study its feet. They are, by turns, lethal, cute, feathery, scaly, aerodynamic, hydrodynamic, colorful, long, short, and always, always useful. Follow master birder Connie Sidles as she explores this aspect of bird life. You'll never look at birds the same way again.
Connie Sidles is a master birder and long-time member of Birds Connect Seattle, where she served on the board and was chair of the Conservation Committee and the Publications Committee. Connie is currently on the staff of the University of Washington as an instructor in continuing education programs. She teaches classes for BCS and several other Audubon societies across the country. Connie is a published author with more than 600 published articles and is founder and president of Constancy Press. She has written four books about nature focusing on her favorite “backyard,” Montlake Fill, aka Union Bay Natural Area on the UW campus. Connie graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Egyptology, which was interesting but not lucrative. She now spends her time working on conservation issues and helping to build a community of people who care about nature.
Class availability subject to a minimum of 10 registrations. Full refunds will be offered if the class is cancelled.
Eurasian Coot by Emily Murphy
Three online sessions on Tuesday June 9, 16 and 23, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM, recorded.
Birds, like humans, are bipedal; and like humans, this fact has freed their (and our) upper limbs for other purposes. In our case, it was hands. In the avian world, it was wings. But because wings are so specialized for flying, birds cannot use them as "tools" to grasp, tear, catch, preen, build nests and do all the other tasks of daily living. Instead birds use their feet. To understand how a bird lives, look down and study its feet. They are, by turns, lethal, cute, feathery, scaly, aerodynamic, hydrodynamic, colorful, long, short, and always, always useful. Follow master birder Connie Sidles as she explores this aspect of bird life. You'll never look at birds the same way again.
Connie Sidles is a master birder and long-time member of Birds Connect Seattle, where she served on the board and was chair of the Conservation Committee and the Publications Committee. Connie is currently on the staff of the University of Washington as an instructor in continuing education programs. She teaches classes for BCS and several other Audubon societies across the country. Connie is a published author with more than 600 published articles and is founder and president of Constancy Press. She has written four books about nature focusing on her favorite “backyard,” Montlake Fill, aka Union Bay Natural Area on the UW campus. Connie graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Egyptology, which was interesting but not lucrative. She now spends her time working on conservation issues and helping to build a community of people who care about nature.
Class availability subject to a minimum of 10 registrations. Full refunds will be offered if the class is cancelled.
Eurasian Coot by Emily Murphy
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