If you’d like to see a hummingbird’s beak just millimeters from your face, this wearable hummingbird feeder is for you:
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Incredible pictures of a hummingbird, from egg to leaving the nest. It is hard to imagine just how small they are from the pictures, so keep in mind the opening of the nest is about the size of a quarter!
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Photo: Sharon Fullingim
National Geographic reader Sharon Fullingim took this fantastic photo of a praying mantis catching a hummingbird (and believe it or not, this isn’t the first time we’ve featured such a story). Moral of the story? Don’t ever mess with a praying mantis.
From the National Geographic user submitted Daily Dozen (September – Week 1, no direct URL I’m afraid) – Thanks Marilyn!
In 1914, Austrian watchmaker Georg Grabner created the Kolibri — the “Hummingbird” pistol. The smallest autoloading pistol ever made, it fires a .11 caliber bullet. He marketed it as a self-defense firearm for women to carry in their purses. More pictures and history at the link.
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