celebrating the beauty and magic of hummingbirds
Central Texas is hummingbird heaven. It is in the center of the north-south migration routes of hundreds of species of birds and butterflies, but for some reason, hummers are the general favorite. There must be more hummingbird feeders per square mile here than any other place. Some people sort of arrange their day around watching [...]
Depending on where you live it may still be winter now, but hummingbird season is coming. Before the hummingbirds return, be sure you are ready to get outside and enjoy watching them while playing outdoors. Do you have a swimming pool? Maybe it needs to be refurbished for use later this year. One quick and [...]
Hummingbirds are fascinating little creatures that have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. Since they are only found in the Americas, the myths and legends about this tiny bird originated from the peoples of North and South America. These native cultures wrote stories to offer explanations for the behavior and physical characteristics [...]
Hummingbirds take extraordinary to a whole new level. They are the smallest warm-blooded creatures on the planet, but they are also among the fastest. With wings that beat up to 200 times every second, they are among nature s most accomplished athletes, the only birds able to hover, fly backwards, and even upside down. Hummingbird [...]
When Noriko and Don Carroll moved from New York City to suburban Las Vegas, they found a tiny nest on a clothesline on their back porch. As the Carrolls settled into their new home, so did a female hummingbird they named Honey. For weeks, the Carrolls watched in fascination as they witnessed an event few [...]
A pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide to hummingbirds, containing dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify the most common species; range maps; tips on attracting hummingbirds, information on habitat needs, life cycle, food preferences; and much Sale Price:$3.99 Read More
This book is the first ever, comprehensive photographic guide to the identification of all 24 species of hummingbirds to be seen as breeders or vagrants in North America. For all their startling colors, the speed of hummingbird flight and the often drab coloration of females and immatures make this group especially difficult to deal with [...]
In Austin,Texas, swimming pools and hummingbirds go together like bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush. Dusty, sweaty and tired, when I was a child, we would run and jump in my grandmother’s pool with a giant splash. It was pure bliss. Watching hummingbirds swarming around the red-nectar hummingbird feeders hanging along the eaves of the covered deck, [...]
Hummingbirds enchant most people. Almost everyone would like to attract hummingbirds to their yard, patio, or balcony. But many do not know how. You could give them a book, of course. But if you know someone who would like to attract hummingbirds, you could give them something special to attract hummingbirds to them. Give them [...]
There is a sense of mystery that surrounds hummingbirds: Why are they so small? What makes it possible for them to hover? Why are they so colorful? Do they ever rest? This book gives the often amazing answers. The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds takes the reader into the high-energy world of North America’s smallest bird. [...]
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