Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds
Flowers supply them with two foods; nectar and also protein in the form of tiny insects that live inside the flowers. The nectar is usually found at the bottom of deep flowers The hummingbird hovers in front of the flower and thrusts its long, slender beak far into the interior. || Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell. || Hummingbirds seem particularly attracted to red and orange flowers (although they will also explore other colors). The Old World which has no hummingbirds has fewer red flowers than the Americas. ||
 * BACKGROUND || BODY & BEHAVIOR || SENSE OF SMELL || SENSE OF SIGHT ||
 * Hummingbirds are fascinating. There are 319 species found only in the New World but in eastern North America there is only one, the Ruby Throated Hummingbird. || These birds can hover, fly vertically and also backwards while their wings are beating at 75 times a second. This means that they do not need a place to perch on a flower and can reach and get nectar from many flowers that other birds cannot get to easily.

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