Rufous Hummingbird 1
by Wes and Dotty Weber
Title
Rufous Hummingbird 1
Artist
Wes and Dotty Weber
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Hummingbirds are among the smallest of birds with most measuring 3 to 5 inches in length. The smallest being the 2 inch bee hummingbird weighing less than 0.09 oz.
Their name comes from the humming sound created by their beating wings. They hover in mid-air by flapping their wings around 50 times per second.
Hummingbirds have a very high metabolism To conserve energy when food is scarce, and nightly when not foraging, they go into torpor, similar to hibernation, slowing their metabolic rate to 1/15th of its normal rate.
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December 1st, 2019
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Maria Faria Rodrigues
AND: Congratulations, on your Feature, in "Bedroom Art Gallery", & "Wildlife", groups!
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