Kathleen
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I think its so cool that the nests expand in size as the chicks grow!
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I was amazed by so many things! I now have a better understanding of how hummingbirds fly and can hover. What I found most surprising was the complicated structure of their tongues, their elongated hand bones, how many mitochondria they have and how some species have adapted a strategy of nectar robbing. I now wonder how long on average it takes for flowers to refill with nectar and when hummingbirds are in torpor if they are usually perched or lying flat somewhere safe?
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I was lucky enough to take a guided trip to SE Arizona during monsoon season this past August. We saw 14 species of hummingbirds, my favorite was the Berryline with its brilliant green head. It was really fun going to different feeders either at parks or preserves or where people let you go in their backyard to wait for birds. Waiting one day a Coopers Hawk swept in but left without catching anything.
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