From UV vision to deep diving, navigation, balance, super-efficient breathing, and more, birds have some amazing "superpowers", and at the same time nearly every aspect of their anatomy, physiology, and behavior has been shaped in some way by the demands of their ultimate superpower—flight.
Using a selection of illustrations and information from his new book, What It's Like to be a Bird, David will talk about some of the incredible things birds are able to do, and the adaptations that make those things possible.
David will also discuss the effects of the biodiversity crisis on birds and how bird-building collisions and cats impact bird populations.
In-person attendance option
This registration is for virtual attendance. If you would prefer to attend this program in person at the Linda Hall Library, please follow this link to register beginning January 9 at 9 a.m. CT:
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Chained to the Sky Exhibition
This program is part of a three-part series that complements the free exhibition, Chained to the Sky: The Science of Birds, Past & Future. Exhibition galleries are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on second Saturdays of each month; and during evenings when the Library hosts public programs.
David Allen Sibley is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including the New York Times bestseller The Sibley Guide to Birds. He has contributed art and articles to Smithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching, and North American Birds, and wrote and illustrated a syndicated column for The New York Times. He is the recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Birding Association and the Linnaean Society of New York’s Eisenmann Medal. He lives in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
