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This bird can stop on a dime & hover while doing 4,000 wing beats per minute |
hummingbird
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$400 |
DJ |
SHE'S ONLY A BIRD |
2022-03-31 |
#8609 |
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This bird with up to 70 wingbeats per second camouflages its nest with lichens |
a hummingbird
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$600 |
J |
THE BIRDS |
2021-04-16 |
#8380 |
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The "giant" type of this bird is an imposing 8 inches long & weighs a colossal 2/3 of an ounce |
a hummingbird
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$1,200 |
DJ |
THE BIRDS & THE BEES |
2010-12-16 |
#6044 |
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The ruby-throated one of these can migrate 500 miles while burning off only slightly more than one gram of fat |
a hummingbird
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$800 |
DJ |
GIVING YOU THE BIRD |
2008-02-07 |
#5394 |
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This small creature is the only bird that can fly backwards |
the hummingbird
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$400 |
DJ |
BIRD UP! |
2005-06-02 |
#4789 |
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Of the family Trochilidae, they're the smallest variety of birds |
a hummingbird
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$400 |
DJ |
WATCH THE BIRDIE |
2004-12-21 |
#4672 |
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The smallest bird native to the U.S. is the calliope species of this bird, which reaches a length of about 3 inches |
hummingbird
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$200 |
J |
AMERICAN BIRDS |
2003-02-27 |
#4264 |
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The nest of the Calliope variety of this bird is only about 1 1/2 inches across |
a hummingbird
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$400 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
2002-01-03 |
#3994 |
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The giant variety of this bird seenhereis only about 8 inches long |
a hummingbird
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$200 |
DJ |
FOR THE BIRDS |
2001-09-26 |
#3923 |
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This tiny bird gets its name from the noise produced by its rapid wingbeat |
Hummingbird
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$100 |
J |
BIRDIES |
2001-05-30 |
#3868 |
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The smaller species of this small bird beat their wings 60 to 70 times a second |
Hummingbird
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$200 |
J |
PRETTY BIRDIES |
2000-05-22 |
#3631 |
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The smallest of these smallest birds is the bee type |
the hummingbird
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$100 |
J |
BIRDS & BEES |
1997-02-05 |
#2868 |
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This ruby-throated bird has one of the highest metabolisms of warm-blooded vertebrates |
Hummingbird
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$300 |
J |
BIRDS |
1996-12-17 |
#2832 |
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The ruby-throated species of this small bird makes an annual nonstop 500-mile migration |
a hummingbird
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$1,000 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
1996-02-13 |
#2642 |
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The largest of these hovering birds is about 8 1/2 inches long |
a hummingbird
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$100 |
J |
BIRDS |
1995-05-09 |
#2472 |
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This hovering bird feeds mostly on nectar |
a hummingbird
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$200 |
J |
BIRDS |
1995-04-21 |
#2460 |
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The newly hatched young of the bee species of this smallest bird are no larger than honeybees |
the hummingbird
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$600 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
1995-02-09 |
#2409 |
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Typically, a ruby- throated one of these birds is less than 4 inches long |
a hummingbird
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$200 |
J |
BIRDS |
1993-11-04 |
#2109 |
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The bill of the sicklebill, a species of this bird, exactly fits the shape of certain flowers |
hummingbird
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$800 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
1989-03-23 |
#1059 |
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To hover in flight, these birds move their wings in a figure-eight movement, not up & down |
a hummingbird
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$100 |
J |
BIRDS |
1987-12-10 |
#754 |
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In all species of this bird, adults weigh less than 1 ounce |
a hummingbird
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$200 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
1987-01-19 |
#551 |
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Tiny bird that was a big hit for Seals & Crofts in '73 |
the hummingbird
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$400 |
DJ |
SONGBIRDS |
1985-06-05 |
#193 |
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This tiny hovering bird might like to sing but doesn't know the words |
a hummingbird
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$300 |
J |
BIRDS |
1985-02-11 |
#111 |
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While ostriches lay the largest eggs, these birds lay the smallest |
a hummingbird
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$600 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
1984-10-03 |
#18 |