FEATHERY FRIDAY#3
We’ve made it to another Fabulous Feathery Friday! And you’ll need to put on your glasses to see this tiny little Bee…
MEET THE BEE HUMINGBIRD!
Range/Habitat: Cuba
Diet: Omnivore: nectar and tiny insects
Length/Weight: 2 ¼“ / 1/16 oz (about the weight of a penny)
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Fun facts:
- The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world! It weighs about as much as a penny.
- It has a long tube-like tongue it uses to suck in nectar from flowers.
- Male Bee Hummingbird’s heads are iridescent (kind of like glitter), the females are not.
- They can beat their wings at 80x per second. It is so fast that it can’t be seen by the human eye! (It can’t be seen by the elephant or horse eye either.) 😦
- They are just barely larger than a bee.
- Bee Hummingbird nests are only about 1” in diameter (just slightly larger than a quarter).
- Bee Hummingbird eggs are about the size of a pea.
This teeny tiny bird has made our Feathery Friday! We’d loved to see one and their eggs; pretty sure we’ll need to use our magnifying glass!
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