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Do Hummingbirds Hum?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Hummingbirds
George C West
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Description for Do Hummingbirds Hum?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Hummingbirds
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Hummingbirds may be the smallest birds in the world, but they have the biggest appetites. Their wings flutter on average fifty to eighty times each second as they visit hundreds of flowers over the course of a day to sip the sweet nectar that sustains them. Their hearts beat nearly twelve hundred times a minute and their rapid breathing allows these amazing birds to sustain their unique manner of flight. They can hover in the air for prolonged periods, fly backwards using forceful wings that swivel at the shoulder, and dive at nearly two hundred miles per hour. Native only ... Read more
Hummingbirds may be the smallest birds in the world, but they have the biggest appetites. Their wings flutter on average fifty to eighty times each second as they visit hundreds of flowers over the course of a day to sip the sweet nectar that sustains them. Their hearts beat nearly twelve hundred times a minute and their rapid breathing allows these amazing birds to sustain their unique manner of flight. They can hover in the air for prolonged periods, fly backwards using forceful wings that swivel at the shoulder, and dive at nearly two hundred miles per hour. Native only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Series
Animals Q & A
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813547381
SKU
V9780813547381
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About George C West
GEORGE C. WEST is a professor emeritus of zoophysiology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and a researcher in the physiology and ecology of birds. He has published more than one hundred scientific papers, provided hundreds of illustrations for others, and recently published the revised and updated A Birder's Guide to Alaska. CAROL A. BUTLER is the coauthor of ... Read more
Reviews for Do Hummingbirds Hum?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Hummingbirds
"West and Butler's book is a very refreshing change of pace on a variety of subjects regarding the hummingbird. It is a delight to find such a comprehensive and concise treatment of the most commonly asked questions regarding the lives of these tiny little beasts."
Bob Sargent
co-founder The Hummer/Bird Study Group, Inc
"Do Hummingbirds Hum? is ... Read more
Bob Sargent
co-founder The Hummer/Bird Study Group, Inc
"Do Hummingbirds Hum? is ... Read more