# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Etowah Library Speaker Series: Hummingbirds - Flying Jewels
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Discover the astonishing world of hummingbirds—tiny, dazzling birds whose speed, beauty, and biology defy belief. This program explores their iridescent colors, remarkable flight abilities, extreme metabolisms, and fascinating behaviors, from migration and torpor to courtship and nesting. Learn why hummingbirds are found only in the Western Hemisphere, how they evolved alongside flowering plants, and what makes the Andes a hotspot for their diversity. The presentation also highlights species found in North America, including rare winter visitors to the Southeast, and offers practical ways you can support hummingbirds in your own backyard. A captivating blend of natural history, evolution, and conservation, this program reveals why hummingbirds truly deserve their name—flying jewels.

Pam Torlina is the Community Engagement Director at Conserving Carolina. With over 30 years of experience as a field biologist, naturalist, and outdoor educator, Pam has dedicated nearly two decades to advancing the Conservancy’s mission in the Carolinas. She holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of South Carolina Upstate, and before joining Conserving Carolina she worked with a variety of conservation and education organizations — including South Carolina State Parks, the City of Greenville Parks & Recreation Youth Bureau, and Haliburton Forest in Ontario, Canada.

*Space is limited and pre-registration is required by visiting the Etowah Library’s calendar of events at this link: https://conservingcarolina.org/event/etowah-library-speaker-series-2/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/etowah/etowah-library-speaker-series-hummingbirds-flying-jewels/200029932728544
- **Event Categories**: calendar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Etowah
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Etowah Public Library
- **lat**: 35.31864
- **long**: -82.59449
- **full address**: Etowah Public Library, 101 Brickyard Rd,Etowah,NC,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Etowah Library Speaker Series: Hummingbirds - Flying Jewels being held?
  - **A:** Etowah Library Speaker Series: Hummingbirds - Flying Jewels takes place on Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Etowah Public Library, 101 Brickyard Rd,Etowah,NC,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Etowah Library Speaker Series: Hummingbirds - Flying Jewels?
  - **A:** Etowah Library Speaker Series: Hummingbirds - Flying Jewels is organized by Conserving Carolina.

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