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Postednon September 14, 2013
Postednon September 14, 2013n
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nHerdsnof elephants and zebras migrate to find food during wet and drynseasons. Pods of whales and “waddles” of emperor penguins migratennorth to feed and south to breed. Monarch butterflies andnruby-throated hummingbirds migrate to avoid winter’s cold.
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nDuringntheir migration, ruby-throated hummingbirds often appear atnhummingbird feeders in Rockport and Fulton (on the Gulf coast ofnTexas) the exact same day every year! And so there is a celebration to welcome the hummers!
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nAnd,nboy, what a celebration! Many people like to go bird-watching as anhobby, and the Texas towns welcome these “birders” with boatntrips, bus tours, speeches and workshops. This year you can learn hownto grow a garden that will attract hummingbirds, about hummingbirdn“courtship,” or how to photograph hummingbirds. You can watch anvideo about the “world’s most fascinating hummingbirds,” bandnhummingbirds’ tiny little legs, or visit homes whose owners havensucceeded in attracting hummers every years.
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nInalways picture hummingbirds sipping nectar, but they also eat tinyninsects and spiders. They need to eat insects so that they can getnthe amino acids and proteins that are missing from nectar. So theynare omnivores!
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nHerenare some hummingbird facts:
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Hummingbirdsn are the smallest of all birds. The smallest hummer (the been hummingbird) is just 5 centimeters long (not quite two inches).n
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nSomen adult hummingbirds weigh less than a penny.
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nHummingbirdsn are the only birds that can fly backwards.
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nHummingbirdsn can go into a torpor state when it is cold—but when they are inn normal temperatures and they are flying, their teeny little heartsn can beat as many times as 1,260 beats per minute!
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nTonlearn more about hummingbirds, check out this website or watch the National Geographic Kids video.
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nAlsonon this date:
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San Jacinto Day in Nicaragua
San Jacinto Day in Nicaraguan
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nAnniversarynof the completion of the first North American lighthouse
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nAnniversarynof the completion of Handel’s Messiah
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nPlannAhead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Septembernholidays, Septembernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in September.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Octobernholidays, Octobernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in October.
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