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22 April 2007, 06:02 AM
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A few more Hummingbirds...
From the backyard feeder - nothing fancy, but pretty birds they are.
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22 April 2007, 06:06 AM
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Very nice....I heard once on National Geographic that those wings have a very high beat/second....even higher than all our Rollies put together!!
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22 April 2007, 06:26 AM
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Thanks JJ.
I recall hearing that some hummers can reach 90 or more wing-strokes per second. And some of the species that migrate can fly up to 500 miles non-stop! Hard to believe. |
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22 April 2007, 07:05 AM
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 They must not be very smart, they think those are real flowers!!  Mike 
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22 April 2007, 03:53 PM
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 Now that you mention it, they are dumb, vibrating, bastids!!
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22 April 2007, 04:14 PM
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Beautiful pics. Amazing birds. It is incredible how fast their wings beat.
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22 April 2007, 05:51 PM
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Great pics nonetheless
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27 April 2007, 11:12 AM
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Great pictures, and from the background it looks like you have an amazing view in your yard too!!
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28 April 2007, 01:37 PM
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Thanks Ashley.
We have a nice view in several directions, although I must admit that the bird photos were taken to minimize inclusion of any of the neighboring houses! Here are a couple shots when the view was a little less scenic - and a lot more stressful! Fortunately, no homes were lost, just a few outbuildings - thanks to the efforts of our awesome firefighters! Crownfire_1.jpg Crownfire_2.jpg |
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