Ruby+Throated+Hummingbird+-+Dustyn


 * = [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Rubythroathummer65.jpg/220px-Rubythroathummer65.jpg align="left" caption="photo credit - Wikipedia"]][[image:ruby.jpg width="635" height="402"]] ||

=Audubon Guide =
 * =From Cornell Lab of Ornithology=

Hummingbird in nest
||  ||   ||   || ** Because the hummingbird can rotate its wings in a circle, they are the only bird that can fly forwards, backwards, up, down ,sideways and hover in mid air. ** ([|www.howtoenjoyhummingbirds.com/]) || **(Cornell Lab of Ornithology)** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * [[image:http://images.northrup.org/picture/xl/ruby-throated-hummingbird/female-ruby-throated-hummingbird-perched.jpg width="354" height="243" caption="Photo by Tony Northrup http://www.northrup.org/ used with permission"]]
 * The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second. **
 * The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second. **

**(Cornell Lab of Ornithology) ** ||
 * The oldest known Ruby-throated Hummingbird was 9 years 1 month old. **