Named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli, Anna’s Hummingbirds are frequently seen year round.
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Hummingbirds are very territorial, quickly driving away other birds.
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These tiny birds are, according to The Cornell Lab’s “All About Birds” webpage, “no larger than a ping-pong ball and no heavier than a nickel…”
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Anna’s Hummingbirds have tiny feet. They can’t hop or walk but they can use them for preening their feathers.
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Another cool fact about hummingbirds is that their temperature is about 107 degrees Fahrenheit. I don’t have a picture to illustrate their hot-bloodedness, but here’s a photo of a hummingbird relieving itself in another way.
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As I mentioned above (in the caption of the first photo), hummingbirds are territorial. I’ve never seen more than three together at a time. And one is usually driving off another. Nonetheless, The Cornell Lab asks, “What do you call a flock of hummingbirds?”
They answer, “…[A] bouquet, a glittering, a hover, a shimmer, or a tune of hummingbirds.”
Okaaaay.
If I say to Katherine, “Look, a shimmer of hummingbirds!” will she:
a) look to where I’m aiming my camera, or
b) look at me like I’m crazy?