Hummingbirds of Canada ~ Never seen this many before!!!

There are nearly 300 species of hummingbirds, all of them found only in South America, Central America, the Caribbean and North America. Their migration is an epic journey of 4000 miles or more round trip and in the summer they can be found as far north as Alaska. Their diet is of insects and nectar from plants, no other bird can hover or fly backwards. Their high rate of metabolism requires a heart beat of up to 200 beats per minute which they slow to 35 beats a

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