The Hummingbird sounds like a P-38 as it roars down to spit at any intruder encroaching into its territory then soars away into the sun. Despite being the size of a moth, hummingbirds are not the least bit intimidated by the size of an intruder - man or grizzly!
Like a giraffe, hummingbirds have an very long, agile tongue which can lap up the nectar other creatures miss. Different kinds of hummingbirds spend their summers at Fort Apache where there are many blossoms they like completely uncontaminated by pesticides and industrial pollution.
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© 1984 Rico Leffanta