Naturally Speaking: Ruby throated hummingbird

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Naturally Speaking: Ruby throated hummingbird


Ruby throated hummingbird. (Photo from Jerry Davis)

Wisconsin red flowers are only open to ruby-throated hummingbirds, even though one or two other species may lose their ways and stop by for nectar. 

Once getting to know this tiny bird, 1/7 ounce on a scale, its humming sounds are enough to alert a look.  The more one learns about this bird, the more there is to know, it seems. 

 

 


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