JoAnne Skelly: The amazing pugnacious hummingbird

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JoAnne Skelly: The amazing pugnacious hummingbird




























I’m a fan of hummingbirds. They are amazing aerobatic wizards. They can fly in all directions including backwards and upside down at speeds of 30 to 45 mph. They can hover like miniature helicopters. They beat their wings 60 to 200 times per second. These tiny powerhouses weigh about as much as a penny, in some cases, yet they are fierce defenders of their territory. A hummingbird egg may be only the size of a pea laid in a walnut-shell sized nest woven of spiderwebs and plant material. Their active heart rate is over an astonishing 1,200 beats per minute,  …
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