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May 8, 2024 · The male Bee Hummingbird is a spectacle of shimmering colors. He flaunts an iridescent reddish to pink head, chin, and throat². His chest and abdomen are a snowy white, contrasting beautifully with his turquoise blue back. The female, while slightly larger, has her own charm.
1 day ago · Slow motion video of a fearless male Rufous hummingbird feeding alongside a bee at one of our backyard garden feeders. At one point the hummingbird sticks hi...
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- Backyard Hummingbirds of the Pacific Northwest
3 days ago · Among all birds, male hummingbirds have the widest diversity of plumage color, particularly in blues, greens, and purples. Hummingbirds are the smallest mature birds, measuring 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) in length.
5 days ago · The bee hummingbird is not just the smallest hummingbird in its class, but it is also the smallest one in the world. The female bee hummingbird is much larger than the male with an average weight of 2.6 grams. In contrast, the male bee hummingbird only weighs around 1.95 grams.
15 hours ago · Their amazing speed that can reach 60 mph, and their agility is achieved through powerful wings that flap at a rate as high as 200 beats per second. Hummingbirds have tiny hearts, about half the ...
May 15, 2024 · In Calliphlox amethystina, one of the tiniest species, the male has a wing-beat rate of about 80 per second; the female, which is larger, beats her wings at a rate of about 60 times per second. The ruby-throated hummingbird has a wing-beat rate of about 70 per second in the male and about 50 per second in the female.
3 days ago · Making hummingbird nectar is simple. Mix four parts water to one part white table sugar and let the sugar dissolve completely. Store excess in the refrigerator for up to three weeks. Don’t use ...
