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Ruby-throated
Hummingbird |
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KIND OF ANIMAL:
Bird
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FOOD
Hummingbirds sip nectar from flowers. Nectar
is the sugar juice that plants make. They also eat very small insects. |
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ENEMIES
Meat-eating birds may make a snack of a
hummingbird.
Some small mammals may hunt for them too. |
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WHERE THEY LIVE
Ruby-throated hummingbirds live where
there are flowers.
You may see them at the edge of the forest or in the bushes.
They like to visit flower gardens. |
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DID YOU KNOW?
- Both male and female ruby-throated hummingbirds
have bright green backs. Only the males have ruby red throats.
- Hummingbirds are the smallest birds. They move
their wings very fast. They flap them about 50 times each minute!
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