{"id":981,"date":"2013-11-28T01:38:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T01:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/?p=981"},"modified":"2013-11-28T01:38:04","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T01:38:04","slug":"hummingbird-michigan-pocket-size-speed-bullet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/2013\/11\/28\/hummingbird-michigan-pocket-size-speed-bullet\/","title":{"rendered":"Hummingbird Michigan – Smallest Fastest Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hummingbird Michigan – Smallest Fastest Bird<\/h2>\n

Archilochus colubris<\/em><\/p>\n

Michigan Hummingbird is the teeny weeny, itsy bitsy, tinniest,\u00a0miniaturist, pee wee of all birds. Yes, the Hummingbird is itty-bitty, minature tinny, littlest, smallish, pocket-sized, mico, mini of a birdie.<\/p>\n

Small But F-a-s-t! I Do Mean Fast! –<\/strong>
\nThe Hummingbird is fast. Hypersonic in fact. It’s a little speedball, can move like mad. It’s agile, brisk,\u00a0quick and swift. It is to fast to see, \u00a0just a blur if right in front of me. It’s a jiffy dot with wings, moving in a blink from place to place in nothing flat. Hummingbirds move at breakneck speed, are fast as lightening, dashing, flashing, quick as crazy. See this photo…\u00a0Rudy Throated Hummingbird<\/a><\/p>\n

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Humminbird – Full Spread<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Hummer can zoom to and fro smooth as quick silver, faster than Sammy Davis, quiet as a mouse.\u00a0It will zip, zip, zip from pedal to pedal, seeking what it may find. Nectar here, nectar there, from bloom to bloom; darting in and out.<\/p>\n

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The Hummingbird is faster than Gun-Smoke, quicker than Sun-Dance Kid. I draw my guns, point it to the tip of your nose, slap your face, and re-holster all before the word… “Draw.” Or, should I say, all before the letter “D” is pronounced.<\/p>\n

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Hummingbird Pictures – Resting on Hosta<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yes, I’m fast, faster than a speeding bullet, \u00a0an 8 armed ocotups, a rat-trap, a blink, a wink, much quicker than a finger snap. I’m faster than Mohammad Ali, quicker than his fastest jab. He go “jab-jab”, \u00a0I go… “buzz-saw” (1000 jabs to his one). Blistering quick, instantaneous fast, I’m double-quick, sudden-swift, the winged wonder of birds.<\/p>\n

I might be small, but I’m faster than them all, that’s why “I am Legend”, and they call me “The Hummer.”<\/p>\n

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Ruby throated Hummingbird – Nectar Extractor.<\/p><\/div>\n

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All About the Red Throated Hummingbird<\/strong>
\nNature Photography \u2013 Michigan Bird Identification
\nPhoto Taken: Michigan Wetland<\/p>\n

Family: Trochilidae
\nName: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
\nArchilochus colubris<\/em><\/p>\n

Appearance:\u00a0<\/strong>The Michigan Ruby Throated Hummingbird is a 4 inche bird with, green plumage, white under body, and red throat..
\nAdult:<\/strong> Color is metallic green, female is green without the red throat.
\nFlight Characteristics:<\/strong>
\nQuick blurry fast beats, smooth continual flaps when in flight. The Red Throated Hummingbird is a fast and swift flier, can abruptly change directions on a dime.
\nHabitat:<\/strong> The Hummer prefers of course small inland water reservoirs, lakes, ponds and wetlands, parks, and back yards.
\nNesting:<\/strong> Hummingbirds will construct nest made of grasses and line with down. Nests are minarature deep pocked cups.
\nIncubates 2 whitish eggs for appx 13-16 days.
\nMating Habits:<\/strong> The Common Mallards mate for extended periods.
\nFeeding:<\/strong> Uses its long beak and tongue to draw nectar from flowers.
\nCall:<\/strong> Sharp chip.
\nMigration:<\/strong> Travels a remarkable 500 miles to South America in late fall October.<\/p>\n

Bird Conservation in Michigan<\/strong>
\nMichigan Bird Conservation Initiative<\/em><\/p>\n

Department of Natural Resources<\/strong>
\nCheck the Cornell University Department of Natural Resources for Attracting Hummingbirds to your yard., Learn More\u2026 Attracting Hummingbirds<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nature Photography by Ike Austin \u2013 Michigan
\nPhotography that is Therapy for the Soul
\nMichigan Birds<\/p>\n

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Nature Photography<\/a>\u00a0by Ike Austin \u2013\u00a0Michigan<\/a>
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Michigan Birds<\/strong><\/p>\n

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National Geographic<\/h1>\n

2011 Editors Choice Winning Photo<\/h2>\n
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Birding Associations and Organizations<\/strong>
\nThis Weeks Honorable Mention:
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\nMichigan Audubon Society
\nPurpose: Michigan Audubon connects birds and people for the benefit of both through conservation, education, and research efforts in the state of Michigan. Read More Here\u2026 Michigan Audubon ORG<\/a><\/p>\n

Nature Photography \u2013 by Ike Austin
\nNature Photography that is Therapy for the Soul<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hummingbird Michigan – Smallest Fastest Bird Archilochus colubris Michigan Hummingbird is the teeny weeny, itsy bitsy, tinniest,\u00a0miniaturist, pee wee of all birds. Yes, the Hummingbird is itty-bitty, minature tinny, littlest, smallish, pocket-sized, mico, mini of a birdie. Small But F-a-s-t! I Do Mean Fast! – The Hummingbird is fast. Hypersonic in fact. It’s a little … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10],"tags":[181,182,183,184,186,235,283,367,381],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/981"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/981\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nature-photography.daystarbooks.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}