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Tamarindo, Costa Rica Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
I like this hummingbird photo because the camera was fast enough and the hummer's wings were slowing down to land, so that the wings were partially captured in the photo. I have mentioned the exceptionally high metabolism of hummingbirds, their lack of storage capacity for calories, and their very frequent feeding. That raises a question. What do they do at night? How do they store enough calories...
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Tamarindo, Costa Rica Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Hummingbirds are classified according to their color, and their colors are often irridescent. They are native to the Americas. I wonder if they have spread to Europe, Asia, Africa or Australia. I selected this photo because it is unusual to see the back of a hummingbird. In flight, the usual view of a hummingbird is a profile, not his back, because by the time you could see his back, he would be gone....
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Tamarindo, Costa Rica Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Costa Rica has more than 50 species of hummingbirds. They must eat several times per day to support their hyper-active metabolism, which includes a heart rate that beats 600 - 1,000 times per minute. They get all of their food through nectar from flowers or, such as this photo, from a hummingbird feeder. Hummingbirds are difficult to photograph because they move so quickly. The feeder makes it easier,...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
OLD LYME, CT -- 11/23/09 -- Premium audio products manufacturer Sennheiser announced that NY-based Hummingbird Media, Inc. has been selected to drive the Company's U.S.-based PR initiatives in the consumer electronics market. The announce..
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
OLD LYME, CT (MARKET WIRE) Premium audio products manufacturer Sennheiser announced that NY-based Hummingbird Media, Inc. has been selected to drive the Company's U.S.-based PR initiatives in the consumer electronics market.
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The City Birder (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Below is the weekly Rare Bird Alert for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County: Subject: NYC Area RBA: 20 November 2009 From: Karen Fung Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:54 -0500 - RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Nov 20, 2009 * NYNY0911.20 - Birds Mentioned: PINK-FOOTED GOOSE + BARNACLE GOOSE + RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD + CACKLING GOOSE Common Eider HARLEQUIN DUCK...
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UK Food Bloggers Association (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Hayley Nichols commented on Dale Clarke's group ' Cook Books ' TLW, I have just ordered Primrose bakery from Amazon though I have flicked through it many a time in Waterstone's and it looks brilliant. I also have Hummingbird (only a fiver at The Book People) but I have found on several occasions that the reci...
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UK Food Bloggers Association (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The Little Welsh commented on Dale Clarke's group ' Cook Books ' im trying to decide between buying the Primrose Bakery cookbook or the Hummingbird bakery cookbook - any suggestions?
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Birds and Birdhouses (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
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the Marvelous in nature (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
As a continuation on the weekend’s theme presented by yesterday’s post, today I thought I’d do a snapshots of the different hummingbird species from the Manu region of Peru. There are currently 22 species of hummingbird listed on the checklist of birds of the Manu Wildlife Centre, and that’s just what’s been recorded at this [...]
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CRAFT Magazine (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Handmade gifts are always meaningful, but infusing your gifts with symbolic meaning takes them to the next level. Enter a wonderful animal-filled resource in the form of Spirit Animals: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Animal Companions by Stephanie Iris Weiss (Chronicle Books). This delightful little 5×7 book is a veritable pocket companion of animal symbolism defined. There are 40 entries altogether,...
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Shooting my Universe (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
I shot these in Palm Springs, CA last spring. Seems like a million years ago now that winter is coming on like a freight train. Juvenile Male Male showing some 'tude.
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About Animals / Wildlife (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Hummingbirds are a fascinating group of birds that includes over 300 species, making them the world's second largest family of birds (the largest family of birds is the flycatcher family). The hummingbird family includes the world's smallest species of bird, the Cuban Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), which measures a mere 5-6 cm in length. A Visual Guide to Hummingbirds originally appeared on About.com...
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Tails of Birding (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
We had our first day along the Rio Grande, mainly at Santa Ana NWR - a delightful way to begin our birding with the Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival, which begins tomorrow. First, a few of the southern Texas specialties: Green Jay .... Great Kiskadee ... Buff-bellied Hummingbird .... Least Grebe .... and a White Pelican , not a Texas specialty, but not a bird seen in Vermont ... Good Birding!!
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