The Amazing Hummingbird

Article by: George Steiner

Without a doubt, hummingbirds , The Front Porch Swings Through History are beautiful , Natural Pond Filters - Let Nature Do the Hard Work! and interesting creatures.

Those living in the wild usually have a lifespan of 3 to 5 years. However, in captivity, hummingbirds , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months can survive for more than 10 years!

They feed off of insects, taking down an average of 400 to 500 per day, even more when it rains. They also eat more when they are about to migrate, sometime even doubling their weight for the long flight ahead. Hummingbirds , Daylily Just Plum Happy also feed on flower , Gardening Tips for Early - Mid July nectar, helping the flower , Home Landscaping Etiquette out at the same time by pollinating it.

For this reason, the Portuguese gave the hummingbird , Take the Blossom of Various Types of Flowering Trees its name meaning "flower kisser."Â There are even North American plants , A Few Things About Flowers that depend on hummingbirds , Soil is the Foundation of Every Garden for pollination.

They can hover above the flower , To Salt or Not to Salt Your Pond or feeders thanks to their unique wings; in order for them to make forward and backward strokes consecutively their wings rotate at their shoulders.

Some hummingbirds' wings flap as slow as 18 times per second, and some can beat them at an astonishing 70 to 80 flaps per second. They breathe an average of 250 times per minute. These small birds , Gardening Tips for Early - Mid July have speed, flying at speeds over 45 mph, and with bodies ranging from 2 Ã‚Â¼"Â to 8 Ã‚Â½"Â, they are also quite agile.

There are over 338 species of hummingbirds, , WaterWise Gardening - The Basics Required to Create a WaterWise Garden but only about 16 are common in the United States. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird , Landscaping Design - The Primary Principles is the only species common east of the Mississippi. Males of these species have a ruby colored throat, while the females have a pale, often speckled throat. It is common with most species of hummingbirds , Everybody Feng Shui Tonight - in the Garden for the male to be colorful and flashy.

They arrive at nesting grounds early to claim a territory and then flash their neon colors , Gardening - Hibiscus Plant Care to attract females. Males have more than one mate, and females can tend to several nests at one time. She may be building , Ornamental Aluminum Fences one nest while still caring for newly hatched babies. The main responsibility of a female is to take care of the nest. She lays two very small white , Your Garden - Growing from Seed eggs at a time; when the hatchlings start to outgrow the nest, it will actually stretch with them because of the elasticity of the spider webs , Indoor Waterfalls it is made of. The nestling will stay in the nest for about 21 days before going out to forage their own food. , Hedge Trimmers Are Tools Not Toys After that, it's on its own!

Enjoy!

George & Judy
www.hum-ming-bird.com.

George and wife Judy are empty nesters (ah ha no wonder the affinity for birds! , Cornus Mas 'Golden Glory' )who enjoy the outdoors, , Some Practical Ideas For Designing Your Own Landscape stained glass , Everybody Feng Shui Tonight - in the Garden and eagerly awaiting for the truckloads of laundry , Choosing Lawnmowers For Cutting Grass On Tennis Courts that their two college daughters bring home. , Tractors and Their History Of recent, the internet , How to Grow Organic Roses has played an integral part in George's lengthening "To Do" list and Judy's search for a internet , 5 Tips On Caring For A Bonsai Tree rehabilitation center.

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