Hummingbirds

No need for color. Just sugar and water!

This product parts you from your hard-earned money more effectively than plain sugar water and exposes hummingbirds to dangerously high doses of synthetic red dyes. Just fill your feeder with 1 part water dissolved in 4 parts water (a part can be any meaure, as long as you use the same measure for both sugar and water).

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I've read somewhere that - the bird (Humming Bird aka 'Doctor Bird') is an object of superstition. The Arawaks (the first inhabitants of the island of Jamaica) spread the belief that the bird had magical powers. They called it 'God bird', believing it was the reincarnation of dead souls.

This became a folk song which says: 'Doctor Bud a cunny bud, hard bud fe dead'. meaning( It's a clever bird which can't be easily killed). song sung by: Leroy A. White over the phone hope spelling is correct.

The name 'Doctor-bird' is not quite settled. It's been said that the name was given because the erect black crest and tails resemble the top hat and long tail coats doctors used to wear back in the old days. Another theory of thought believe that it refers to the way the birds lance the flowers with their bills to extract nectar. (looking like a doctors syringe)

It is also a very unique bird that in the way it flies.

In every (or most) culture don't they believe that they're clever and invincible and unique. (Just my theory why they might had Nationalized it and besides 'God Bird' what could be better for a country with a strong belief in GOD) Folklore is a big part of history. Asked my husband who is a Jamaican; "cause it's a beautiful bird and it's the only bird that can fly backwards". I'm not arguing!

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sure, it'll make for some nicely colored porch decoration later too

These are birds and have bones in their wings like other birds and even very similar to human arms and fingers. They are covered with feathers.

About 70 times a second during its normal flight & about 200 times a second when courtship diving.

Humming birds also prey on some insects and spiders, and so gain protein from these.

Calliope hummingbirds eat flower nectar, tree sap, and insects.

Because hummingbirds are constantly on the move, they need stronger muscle fibres: their pectoral muscles are made up of almost 100% Type 1 muscle fibres which are better for the bird's endurance

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wood ducks are a very special species which actually require different things. i have owned woodies for years. no comparison to a mallard. in answer to the question- that is where she chose her nest so she wants it there. its fine theres no water nereby. Sure it is. A wood duck could nest 200 yards from a water source. http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/2001migration/Projects/GannK/Default.htm The Wood Duck Have you ever experience the sound or sight of a flock of ducks or geese flying over in the fall or summer? What a wonderful experience! There are several reasons why animals migrate. The ducks migrate south in the fall to find a better food source where as in spring it is for breeding. This is the wood duck

it mean that it is luck :P your getting luck hehe

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Depends. If it is a bald eagle it will flap its wings over 9 times per second. Another type of eagle can beat its wings over 5 times a second.

Hawk Man and Night Song's daughter.

Messenger (also called "homing") pigeons have an instinct to fly home. Therefor, if you raise a messenger pigeon somewhere, and then take it with you, if you release it, it will fly back to the place it used to live.

They seem to navigate using an internal "compass." An experiment was done where scientists placed a magnet on a homing pigeon's head, and then the pigeon was released. It became very disoriented, which seems to prove this hypothesis.

As with most birds, they have no teeth.

Yes. Any bird Webkinz gets you a treetop room.

The cuckoo!