Anything about ruby throated hummingbirds that u might know?
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The only species of hummingbird that breeds in eastern North America, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird is found throughout the eastern deciduous and mixed forests. It flies nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico to winter in Central America.\n\nDescription\nTiny bird. \nBack iridescent green. \nHovers at flowers. \nMale with brilliant iridescent red throat.\n\nSize: 7-9 cm (3-4 in) \nWingspan: 8-11 cm (3-4 in) \nWeight: 2-6 g (0.07-0.21 ounces) \nSex Differences\nMale with red throat, female with white. Female with white tips to tail feathers. Female larger.\n\nThe Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings 53 times a second.\n\nThe extremely short legs of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird prevent it from walking or hopping. The best it can do is shuffle along a perch. Nevertheless, it scratches its head and neck by raising its foot up and over its wing.\n\nThe Ruby-throated Hummingbird does not show a strong preference for any particular color of feeder. Instead, it prefers specific feeder locations.\n\nRuby-throated hummingbirds are the smallest birds in northeastern North America. They are about three and a half inches in length and weigh about one tenth of an ounce—less than a penny weighs. Their long needle-like bill and buzzing flight make them easy to identify. \n\nThese tiny birds are a metallic green above and grayish or brownish white below. The color of the rubythroats’ feathers is due, not to pigment, but to crystalline structures that refract sunlight. Adult males have a bright red throat and a forked tail. Immature males do not have ruby throats. Females have blunt tails with white tips on the outer tail feathers. Females and juvenile males look very similar.\n\nWhen you see a rubythroat in flight, the wings are usually a blur of movement. During regular flight, female rubythroats beat their wings about 53 times per second and males beat their wings about 70 times per second. Compare this to 4.3 for the European starling and 4.9 for the American goldfinch.\n\nRubythroats can fly in any direction: they are the only birds that can fly backwards! The number of wing beats varies depending on the maneuver: forward, backward, up, down or hover. During some display behaviors, rubythroats may beat their wings up to 200 times per second. Their wings can move in any direction because a hummingbird’s wing has no movable joints except the one at the shoulder. Other birds have several movable joints in their wings.
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http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/redsquirrel.htm#7  has some good info.
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Here are some sites that have maps of the birds' ranges:\nhttp://www.nenature.com/CliffSwallow.htm\nhttp://identify.whatbird.com/obj/189/_/Cliff_Swallow.aspx\nhttp://www.nenature.com/BarnSwallow.htm\nhttp://identify.whatbird.com/obj/189/_/Barn_Swallow.aspx
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Mountain bluebird.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Bluebird
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From Wikipedia\n\n"Apart from its greater size, the Raven differs from its cousins the crows by having a larger and heavier beak, and a deeper and more varied barking prrrukk call note. Other field points are the shaggy throat feathers and a longer, wedge-shaped tail"
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This is sybil's first question. Try and give her a good answer.\nI'm sure someone out there has a good idea of what it could be.\nAnybody got a bird book? Cause now I really want to know too.
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try the library or zoo for info.
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It depends on where you live.  Here in SE Michigan, we start seeing them in early May.  I always put my hummingbird feeder out on May 1 in case any come back early, especially if it is a mild spring.
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ok\n Hoatzin chicks have archyopterix-style claws on their wings\n\nPuffin`s beaks are not as colourful out of the breeding season\n\nThe Goatsucker (no, not el Chuppacabra, the bird!) of the USA is called a Nightjar in the UK\n\nAmerican Robins are not related to european Robins, they are in fact a type of thrush\n\ncormorants have to open their wings to "dry" them as they`re not as waterproof as other waterbirds.
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Whats nice about the world is that if a hummingbird dies, generally, another will replace it, and so the cirle of life goes on.  Unless you plan on tagging the hummingbirds for surveillance / observation, I dont think you'll notice any missing hummingbirds.
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Here are two links. The first dscribes it's taxonomical charicteristics, the second link has pictures.\n\nGood Luck.
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W I L D F U C H S I A\nH I M A L A Y A N B L A C K B E R R Y\nWild Fuchsia (non native) is another plant from South\nAmerica that grows well in our mild coastal climate. It will\noften bloom the whole year. The colorful purple and pink\nflowers attract hummingbirds. It is one of the parents of\nthe fuchsia plants that are commonly cultivated in hanging\nbaskets and containers.\nHimalayan Blackberry (non native) has been quite the\nworld traveler. Originally from India and Asia, it traveled\nto England and then to North America. The flowers are 5\npetaled and range from white to pinkish. If you look\nclosely, you will see its resemblance to a rose; in fact, it is a\nmember of the rose family. The delicious fruit ripens by\nAugust. The best berries are almost black and very soft.\nThe fruit is eaten fresh or in jellies, pies and cobblers. The\ntangled, thorny stems provide food and cover for birds and\nsmall mammals.\nW I L D F U C H S I A\nH I M A L A Y A N B L A C K B E R R Y\nWild Fuchsia (non native) is another plant from South\nAmerica that grows well in our mild coastal climate. It will\noften bloom the whole year. The colorful purple and pink\nflowers attract hummingbirds. It is one of the parents of\nthe fuchsia plants that are commonly cultivated in hanging\nbaskets and containers.\nHimalayan Blackberry (non native) has been quite the\nworld traveler. Originally from India and Asia, it traveled\nto England and then to North America. The flowers are 5\npetaled and range from white to pinkish. If you look\nclosely, you will see its resemblance to a rose; in fact, it is a\nmember of the rose family. The delicious fruit ripens by\nAugust. The best berries are almost black and very soft.\nThe fruit is eaten fresh or in jellies, pies and cobblers. The\ntangled, thorny stems provide food and cover for birds and\nsmall mammals.\nW I L D R H O D O D E N D R O N\nE S C A L L O N I A\nWild Rhododendron is a handsome plant that prefers\nthe shaded portions of the park. Its beautiful pale-pink to\ndeep rose flower starts blooming in May and peaks in June.\nThe Western Azalea and the wild “rhody” are in the\nRhododendron family, which is, in turn, distantly related\nto the evergreen huckleberry.\nEscallonia (non native) is a fast-growing shrub from\nSouth America, which is planted at the park to provide\nquick, beautiful, visual barriers between campsites. The\nleaves are slightly sticky to the touch and they can flower\nwith white or pink blooms. Hummingbirds are fond of the\nnectar in this plant.\nW E S T E R N A Z A L E A\nE V E R G R E E N H U C K L E B E R R Y\nWestern Azalea is a deciduous shrub commonly found\nalong our paths and trails to the beach. Soft-scented white\nflowers with pink and yellow throats dot this plant from\nApril through June. This is a favorite flower of hummingbirds\nand bumblebees! Azalea Park in Brookings is situated\nin a grove of these plants.\nEvergreen Huckleberry is a shrub that blooms in the\nspring with tiny, inconspicuous bell shaped flowers noticed\nonly by the bees. The delicious blue-black round berries are\ngenerally ripe by late August. Many people make pies and\njellies from the fruit or eat them right off the bush.\nS A L M O N B E R R Y\nP A C I F I C W A X M Y R T L E\nSalmonberry is an early (March–April) pink flowering\nshrub. The raspberry-sized fruit that ripens in May and\nJune is one of the oldest and most important food sources\nfor Native Americans. The fruit was named for the salmon\ncolor of the berry and its ripening time—when the first\nspring salmon arrive. Different bushes have different\nflavored berries. Taste around to find the ones you like.\nClosely related to blackberry.\nPacific Wax Myrtle is a tall growing shrub (20’-30’) with\ndense green foliage. Tiny black seeds are formed in fall and\nare an important food source for park birds. Winter\nchickadees and kinglets feed heavily on the seeds during\ncold wintry days. A wax coating forms on the fruit.\nTRE
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In my experience, hummingbirds won't visit a feeder that is close to another one frequently visited by larger birds (i.e. Blue Jays, Cardinals, Cowbirds, etc.).  They are very easily frightened.  I would put the hummingbird feeder in a nice, quiet spot, at least ten feet away from other feeders, preferably in a tree or other sheltered area.  Also, make sure you change the food every 1-2 weeks, as it does go bad.  Good luck!
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I posted a link below that will give you some information on Sea Monkeys. I know they are a lot smaller than you expect at first anyway. Neat thing for kids to do.
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How many times does a hummingbirds heart beat per minute?
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My fav is a hummingbird and a bluejay.
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Did you know that out of all the hummingbirds in the world, only one, the ruby throated hummingbird, nests and breeds and travels in the part of the south where I live? And did you know that I just found out that the shrub in my backyard that I have fought for 5 years to keep alive is a sweet shrub, also know as bubby bush or carolina allspice, and is possibly on an endangered species list?  (when you're bored, learn something!)