Hummingbird
Insect Turbines - The Green Wavelength xBee Was Inspired by Bumblebees (VIDEO)
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
(TrendHunter.com) Here is a wind turbine that just doesn’t quit—buzzing, that is. Well not exactly, but the Green Wavelength xBee was crafted to rotate and hover much like how a bumblebee, hummingbird, or dragonfly would.…
Ramsey - Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Pembrokeshire Birds (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A very late hummingbird hawkmoth was in the garden today! Only the 3rd record of the year, the other 2 in August. Bonxie at sea. No black redstarts today but 4 yesterday.
A marvelous hummingbird video at the BBC today
TYWKIWDBI (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The amazing mating display of the marvellous spatuletail hummingbird has been filmed in full for the first time. The spatuletail hummingbird is among the most rare and striking of birds... Unusually among hummingbirds, the bird has just four tail feathers. In males, two of these feathers grow to three or four times the bird's body length, each ending in a large violet-blue disc; the spatule.. "Hummingbirds...
HUMMINGBIRD - Broad billed "Ode To Joy" by Barbara Rudolph
Daily Painters International Art Gallery (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Broad-Billed Hummingbird, "Ode To Joy" This painting is on gallery wrapped canvas and the size is 24" x 6". The extra deep canvas works well with my hummingbird series of paintings. This oil painting sold, but I have several new ones in the process of completion that I will be posting. For more information, you can contact me at: br1fineart@cox.net http://www.artistbarbararudolph.blogspot.com/...
Praying mantis vs. hummingbird. Mantis wins. Twice.
TYWKIWDBI (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Photo credit to FeVa Fotos , via Found Here . I've seen one previous well-documented case of a mantis capturing and killing a hummingbird; the photo below (credit Richard L. Walkup) was posted at Bird Watcher's Digest in 2005.
Wearable Bird Feeders - The Double Feeder Hummingbird Hat Attracts Attention, Protects Your Dome (VIDEO)
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
(TrendHunter.com) This Double Feeder Hummingbird Hat is one of those innovations that is fantastic, even if only in theory. This fierce protective gear comes courtesy of Etsy artisan Roy Road Fish Company out of Freeland,…
Migration
PawPaw's House (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
I was sitting on the back porch today and I noticed that I wasn't watching hummingbirds. Generally during the late afternoon the backyard is alive with zoom, zoom. Last week I noticed that we didn't have any male birds and Momma tells me that the males leave a couple of weeks earlier than the females. This afternoon, no birds at all. I'll wait another couple of days and take down the hummingbird feeders....
ISSI: Revere Security’s Hummingbird Cryptographic Algorithm is Ideal for Resource-constrained Systems
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a recent analysis of Revere Security’s Hummingbird cryptographic algorithm, Information Security Systems Inc. (ISSI) reported that “We believe, with reasonable assurance, that Hummingbird, as studied, is secure.” Revere Security (www.reveresecurity.com) submitted Hummingbird for ISSI’s world-renowned cryptographic algorithm testing, and the findings...
Wearable Hummingbird Feeder will make you love your birds even more
I.Z. Reloaded: Online Refreshments (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
If you are serious about hummingbirds the Wearable Hummingbird Feeder will take your relationship with your hummingbirds to a whole new level. The maker writes: "One never forgets the first time a hummingbird suddenly arrives at the feeder right in front of your eyes. It is truly an awesome experience!"
Wearable Hummingbird Feeder
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
If you’d like to see a hummingbird’s beak just millimeters from your face, this wearable hummingbird feeder is for you: Hit play or go to Link
Artesano Alpaca Yarns and Manos del Uruguay Yarns
Girl, Purl and Two Knitting Needles (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
I'm very excited to announce that www.cafeknit.com will now be stocking the full range of Artesano and Manos del Uruguay yarns! I'm just in the process of loading up all the yarns and colours to the website, and believe me there are many (Manos Clasica, Artesano 4ply, Artesano DK, the new Artesano Silk Embrace (gorgeous and snuggly), Hummingbird 4ply, Hummingbird DK, Inca Cloud and Inca Mist) Phew!...
eYe2eYe – Wearable Hummingbird Feeder
Ektopia (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
eYe2eYe is a head-mounted hummingbird feeder. I’m not sure about anyone else but a hummingbird at less than 6 inches away from my eyes is likely to be a bit blurry! [via]




