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Are there hummingbirds in your area?

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WTF is a hummingbird?
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Here are few links with more info on our wondrous little friends:

!) You simply MUST read this recent news story and see the video. It's simply amazing!

"Video of hummingbirds swarming Michigan man's yard goes viral"
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/05/video_of_swarming_hummingbirds.html


2) Hummingbirds.net
www.hummingbirds.net/
AKA "The Web's premier place to learn about hummingbirds"


3) Hummingbird (Wikipedia entry)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird

"Hummingbirds are New World birds that constitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm bee hummingbird weighing less than a U.S. penny (2.5 g).

They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings which flap at high frequencies audible to humans. They hover in mid-air at rapid wing-flapping rates, typically around 50 times per second, allowing them also to fly at speeds
exceeding 15 m/s (54 km/h; 34 mph),[1] backwards.[2]

Hummingbirds have the highest metabolism of any homeothermic animal.[3] To conserve energy when food is scarce, and nightly when not foraging, they go into torpor, a state similar to hibernation, slowing metabolic rate to 1/15th of its normal rate.[4]"
Darina · F
Flight speed at hummingbird reaches 80 kilometers per hour
These little birds will never create a pair
There are over 300 species of hummingbirds.
"Place of residence" hummingbird, mainly Scotland, Argentina, Arizona
these crumbs are the only ones who can fly literally upside down, due to the peculiarities of the structure of their wings.
Hummingbirds are able to still hang over a flower almost vertically
HeyLookItsGemma · 31-35, F
Definitely my second favourite bird behind Owls. So small and cute :)
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
There's hummingbirds at work and they will get in the mechanic shop and fly near the skylights back and forth for an hour or more thinking they can get out. They also love to feed on the blooming flowers in the garden. They love coleus flowers.
Scribbles · 36-40, F
i hardly see hummingbirds anymore. i wonder where they have all gone? i know they require certain things in their environment, right? i'll have to do some research. :)
diablo · 46-50, M
@Gemma So small and cute indeed! As I remember from EP, you have been all over a certain country with many states. Did you see them while there?
SW-User
I see them at the coast when we go on holiday, if I'm lucky. They are fascinating and beautiful, totally agree.
diablo · 46-50, M
They truly are magical creatures, aren't they?
Deleted4ever · 100+, F
I love birds. Hummingbirds are fascinating. :)
Cool video..never seen so many Hummingbirds in one place. Thanks for sharing.
diablo · 46-50, M
@graessparrow The are fascinating, aren't they? Thank you so very much and I hope to share more about them.
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@diablo: will do! I look forward to it.
i'm a lover of all things science too. :)
HeyLookItsGemma · 31-35, F
Never in America no. I've only ever seen hummingbirds in captivity unfortunately
TheJudgerNautSquared · 41-45, M
I have the same wing speed when I'm curling anything under 30 lbs.
diablo · 46-50, M
@Scribbles
No more hummers in your area? That is definitely something we will have to explore further once the PMs open. Right now, one-to-one communication is difficult, to say the least. :D As someone who loves "All Things Science", I am addicted to research of all types. :P You must tell me what you discover... in the PMs.
GlassDog · 41-45, M
Alas not. I'm not in the Americas.
QueenOfSmiles · 46-50, F
Yes. I love them.
Darina · F
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Yes, there are.

 
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