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Awesome Hummingbirds (Original Post)
In_The_Wind
Jun 2016
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Then my mistake-- we do have them in California (tho' they're "rare vagrants")
ailsagirl
Jun 2016
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ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)1. What kind of hummers, do you know?
I don't see them around where I live (west coast).
Amazing little guys
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)2. They are ruby throated hummingbirds.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)3. Then my mistake-- we do have them in California (tho' they're "rare vagrants")
Allen's and Anna's (very frequently)
BTW, I googled "hummers in California" and got an image page chock-full of hummers... the vehicle!!
ARGH!!!
300gools
(20 posts)4. How beautiful
majestic.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)5. I recall reading that a hummer's heart rate is around 85 beats per SECOND!!
WOW
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)8. No wonder they need a sugar high.
Love to watch the mating flight rituals.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)11. Heh!!
They're pugnacious little guys!!
Skittles
(153,150 posts)6. LOVE them
they are so freaking cool
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)7. Yes, indeed!
so much
Fla Dem
(23,650 posts)9. You are so lucky. They're beautiful. Got a kick out of the one
Sitting on your hand as calm as can be.
Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)10. I love hummingbirds
Rhiannon12866
(205,229 posts)12. K&R! This is wonderful!
sakabatou
(42,148 posts)13. We have/had a nesting pair
Too bad the crows keep attacking them