Female Ruby-throated hummingbird

Female Ruby-throated hummingbird

Correct us if we are wrong, but so far this is a female ruby-throated hummingbird. The male will have a dark ruby colored throat. Thanks to Mendota Hills Seasonals on the swimming lake, this was taken on their humming-bird feeder, as these birds enjoy insects and nectar. These birds get their name from the "humming" noise that their wings make at 50-60 flaps...per second. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. They usually construct their nest with plant material and spider webs, gluing pieces of lichen on the outside for decoration. Best interesting fact: Their heart beats around 1,260 times a minute and they take around 25o breaths a minute! (check out others in Nature archive on sidebar)