You’ve probably heard about geese, whales, and buffalo migrating due to extreme weather changes or to find food for their young. However, did you know that there is a tiny, five-inch traveler that ...

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Don’t confuse them with the similarly-named, unrelated, larger and clear-winged lacewings, which are beneficial predators.

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Answer: Ruby-throated hummingbirds! Weights can range from 2 to 6 grams with males averaging 3 grams and the females averaging 4 grams. In comparison, a penny weighs 2.5 grams and a quarter weighs 5.4 ...

A ruby-throated hummingbird’s heart beats more than 1,200 times per minute when it is flying, and its wings beat about 70 times per second in flight and more than 200 times per second while diving.

With the fastest metabolism of all creatures on the planet (except for insects), the hummingbird has a relentless demand for food. A ruby-throated hummingbird's heart beats more than 1,200 times per ...

While hummingbirds play their part in nature, Maria Kincaid, head ornithologist at FeatherSnap says we can too, "Hovering and flying as fast as hummingbirds do — ruby-throated hummingbirds beat ...

Each spring, like clockwork, ruby-throated hummingbirds return to New Jersey after a long migration from Central America. Their arrival is a joyful sign that warmer days are here, and for bird lovers ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds, the only hummingbird species native to Ohio, are small. Adults weigh less than an ounce with a body length between 3 and 3 ¾ inches. Their wingspan maxes out at 4 ¾ ...

The ruby-throated hummingbird is easily identifiable due to its bright coat and contrasting throat patch. Michele Rundquist-Franz of Harborcreek Township fills the bird feeders in her front yard.