Snowbirds<\/a> would be out of a job if we could organize a group of hummingbirds to entertain Canadians at Summertime festivals and sporting events.<\/p>\nRuby-Throated Hummingbird Fast Fact:<\/strong> This hummingbird has extremely short legs so they are not able to walk or even hop very efficiently. It is a good thing they are such prolific fliers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have so many animals that I find intriguing that it always surprises me when I discover that I have yet to create a fact for them.\u00a0 Today we are going to talk about one of my favourite bird species, the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. I hope you have all had the pleasure of witnessing these majestic little birds but if not, don’t worry since you will learn all about them in the next few minutes. The ruby-throated hummingbird is a small bird measuring between 7 to 9 cm (2.5 to 3.5″) long with a wing span of about 8 to 11 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,46,590,591,589,4025,588,258],"yoast_head":"\n
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