Learn about the aerial acrobatics of hummingbirds June 1

On Tuesday, June 1, the Aurora Public Library will host "Amazing Hummingbirds of the World" from 2 to 3 p.m. on Zoom.

Denis Kania of the DuPage Birding Club will explore the anatomical features that allow these birds' unconventional flight, their role as pollinators, and their fascinating relationships with plants.

Of all the bird families in the world, for Denis Kania none are as interesting as hummingbirds. With only one regularly-occurring species in Illinois, Kania has had to travel far and wide.

Counting four "newly-acquired" species from a trip to Jamaica, he has now seen 210 hummingbird species. It has taken many years and many trips to Central and South America to track them all down.

Kania has many first-hand reports of these aerial acrobats to share. Hummingbirds seem to break all the rules. They fly upside down and backwards.

They have adapted to freezing temperatures, alternate migration patterns, and plant evolution.

Kanias will explore the anatomical features that allow these birds' unconventional flight, their role as pollinators, and their fascinating relationships with plants. For such tiny creatures they are simply amazing!

For information or registration, visit www.aurorapubliclibrary.org.

To learn more about the DuPage Birding Club, visit dupagebirding.org or www.facebook.com/dupagebirdingclub/.