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| The Little Jet Plane |
| {Photo by Robert Lubeck/Animals Animals - Earth Scenes. Uploaded from National Geographic} |
Nature's Jet Plane:
The Hummingbird
There are many things I love about being at Lake Henry, one is taking the time to enjoy the wildlife that frequents the Lake, everything from snakes and skunks, to birds and bears. Even the most casual observer is sure to encounter some of the wildlife that abounds.
One of my favorites, a seasonal resident from spring to early fall, is Mother Nature's little jet plane, the hummingbird. Though I have seen them countless times...their lightning speed, their ability to stop on a dime and then hover like an alien spacecraft... never fails to amaze me. They fly right, left, up, down, backwards, and even upside down.
While there are more than 300 species of hummingbirds, only12 summer in North America, and it is the Ruby-throated Hummingbird that breeds in the eastern half of North America that is found at the Lake.
Quick to adapt to human presence, they readily seek out feeders as a food source to satisfy their insatiable appetite. Though small in statue, the Ruby-throated hummingbird is extremely aggressive in protecting a feeder claimed as it's own; chasing off other hummingbirds or any other creature violating their territory. Once a bird claims a feeder as it's own, they spend much of the day perched nearby, guarding the food source against intruders.
| Standing Guard |
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| Male Ruby-Throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) guarding his territory from the top of a tomato stake. He will chase off any other hummingbirds that try to feed in "his" area.
Author Joe Schneid, Louisville, Kentucky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird
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- The Ruby-Throated Hummer...
- Average length: 3.5 inches
- Average weight: 1/8 ounce
- Body temperature: 105°-108°F
- Wing beats: 40-80 per second
- Respiration: 250 per minute
- Heart rate: 250 beats/min resting; 1200 beats/min feeding
- Flight speed: 30 mph normal; 50 mph escape; 63 mph dive
- Life span: 3-5years
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