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About Hummingbirds

1. Soap bubble throats. Hummingbirds have brilliant throats, but it is not pigment that is responsible for that luster. Instead,

1. More than just a jacket. “Canada goose” may conjure up visions of a warm, fur-trimmed winter jacket with a

1. Eat crow – maybe it will make you smarter. Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, crows are

By Sherrie Versluis There is no bird more recognized in North America than the robin. They are known to many

1. Silent flyers. Owls fly silently owing to the structure of their wings. Serrated edges along the feathers and a

1. No roosters needed. Most birds don’t lay unfertilized eggs, but chickens do. A hen need never meet a rooster

1. What are they? Nests are structures built to hold eggs, offspring and, sometimes, adults. They’re often built owing to

Bits of light flash off a tiny breast sending out rays of brilliant red and green. A hummingbird has flitted

1. Which came first? Was the bird named after the country or the country after the bird? The answer is

1. They’re not really blue, you know. Blue jays look blue. You’d swear they are blue, a very striking, and