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Mon May 22, 2017, 05:35 PM

May 2017

What an amazing bird!
"Spatuletail Hummingbird".
I've never seen such a long "spatula-like" tail on any bird before.
Hummingbirds are amazing birds.
I've read that some species flap their wings at hundreds of times per second, while most flap their wings at a mere 80 times per second (Incredible!)
Also, hummingbirds have a long tongue which they use to lick their food at up to
13 licks per second.
Also, being very territorial, they often chase away much larger birds such as hawks from their territory.
They live about 4 years.
(I've got to get a hummingbird feeder)

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