Summer's Hummers

Hummingbirds, the smallest birds in the world, can flap their wings up to 200 times a second when they need to. The rapid flapping makes a loud humming sound. So you will probably hear one before you see it. They’re hard to spot because they zoom around so quickly. If you do see one, and the sun light hits it just right, you’ll be wowed by a glimpse of brilliant, sparkly color. All 350 species of hummingbirds live in North, Central, and South America. Only a few fly to the US and Canada to lay eggs in the spring and summer. Most stay in their tropic homes. Tiny birds mean even tinier nests. Many nests are the size of a quarter, and most eggs look like jellybeans. Newborn hummers can…

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