Subject: How hummingbirds catch insects in flight
Date: Apr 7 10:51:51 2004
From: Rob McNair-Huff - rob at whiterabbits.com
The Nature web site has an interesting article on how birds with long,
bendy beaks, such as hummingbirds, are able to catch insects in mid-air.
I thought this may be of interest to some people. <http://www.nature.com/
nsu/040405/040405-5.html>
In addition for any night sky watchers out there, Spaceweather.com
reports a decent possibility of seeing Aurora tonight, following a
coronal mass ejection from the sun. It looks like it could be a cloudy
night on the west side of the state tonight, but if you are in the east
or the skies do clear, this could be a nice spring treat.
Happy birding.
Rob
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