Hummingbird Summer: Family Program with Julie Zickefoose
| Venue: | Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) |
| Hours: | 2 -3 pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Lectures/Discussions |
Family Program by author and bird artist Julie Zickefoose
Julie Zickefoose spent a summer as surrogate mom to four ruby-throated hummingbirds after a storm dismantled their nests. It was a life-changing experience, followed the next summer with a similar experience taking care of seven chimney swifts. She documented the young birds' development with photography, sketches, and life paintings. Join us for an illustrated talk about these mysterious birds, and how feathered creatures weighing less than a penny can turn a person's life upside down.
Julie Zickefoose, educated at the Harvard University in biology and arts, worked for six years as field biologist for the Nature Conservancy before turning to a freelance art career. Her observations on the natural history and behavior of birds stem from more than three decades of experience in the field. She lives with her husband and two children in Whipple, Ohio. A forty-two foot tall birdwatching tower atop their home helps them enjoy and catalogue the wildlife they protect, including one hundred eighty-one bird species and sixty-seven butterfly species to date.
Where: HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge,MA.
For more information: call 617-495-3045 or explore www.hmnh.harvard.edu
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Free with museum admission: $9.00 adults; seniors and students $7.00; $6.00 ages 3-18, under 3 free.
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26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 617-495-3045
Redline to Harvard Square (6 minute walk across campus), Commuter Rail to Porter. Limited parking on street, or paid parking by advance reservation online only.
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- While you're there, save time to visit the galleries with dinosaurs, animals and birds, and the Arthropods: Creatures that Rule exhibitionwith Live Scorpions.
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