There are many questions about hummingbirds, so here are some answers to those questions.

   1.   When does the hummingbird season start?

         Answer:   It all depends on your location or where you live.   Hummingbirds may arrive as early as February and stop as late                                as October in North America.   Some hummingbirds will live all year long in the United States usually in the southern                              portions, they also live in Central America, Mexico and  South America and do not migrate..


    2.   What happens to the hummingbirds in the winter?

          Answer:  Some hummingbirds will chose to stay where they are for the winter.   Many will migrate to                                                                   the southern United States, Mexico, Panama and even as far as the Yucatan Peninsula for the winter.


    3.   Where can hummingbirds live?

          Answer:   Many hummingbirds live in the Americas.   They can live as far North as Alaska or as far south                                                             as Chile.

    4.   What is the fastest hummingbirds can beat their wings?

          Answer:   Hummingbirds can beat their wings seventy times per second when in normal flight.   In a high                                                               speed dive their wing beat can reach about two hundred times a second.

    5.   What is the fastest hummingbirds can fly?

          Answer:   Hummingbirds have an average speed of up to twenty-five to thirty miles an hour.  They can                                                                 reach speeds up to sixty miles an hour in a dive.
 
    6.   Do hummingbirds migrate on the backs of geese?

          Answer:   No, that is a myth.
 
    7.   Will hummingbirds use the same nests each year?

          Answer:   Hummingbirds may reuse a nest if it makes it through the winter.   If not, some hummingbird will                                                             even build their nests on top of the old ones.

    8.   How much nectar can a hummingbird drink?

          Answer:   Hummingbirds can drink between half to eight times what they weigh in a day.

    9.   Do hummingbirds eat insects?

          Answer:   Yes, hummingbirds will eat insects to supplement their diets with protein.

   10.  How long do hummingbirds live?

          Answer:    Hummingbirds can live up to five years, if they make it through the first year of life.

 Here is a good web site that will answer more of your question on hummingbirds: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/search/Hummer.html.

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